Chromophore-protein interaction controls the complexity of the phytochrome photocycle

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-77

  Schmidt, Peter ^a   Westphal, Ulf H ^a   Worm, Karl ^a   Braslavsky, Silvia E ^a   Gärtner, Wolfgang ^a   Schaffner, Kurt ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kinetic analysis; Phycocyanobilin; Phytochrome intermediates; Phytochromobilin; Pichia pastoris; Recombinant

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOMETRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

MUS; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0030175057     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(95)07269-1     Document Type: Article

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