The role of chromophore coupling in tuning the spectral properties of peripheral light-harvesting protein of purple bacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-10

  Sturgis, James N ^a   Robert, Bruno ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

antenna complex; bacteriochlorophyll; LH2; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030449952     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018216     Document Type: Article

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