Energy transfer from carotenoid and FMO-protein in subcellular preparations from green sulfur bacteria. Spectroscopic characterization of an FMO-reaction center core complex at low temperature

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Francke, Christof ^a   Otte, Stephan C M ^a   Miller, Mette ^b   Amesz, Jan ^a   Olson, John M ^b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

energy transfer; FMO protein; green sulfur bacterium (Chlorobium tepidum; Prosthecochloris aestuarii; reaction center

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; PROSTHECOCHLORIS AESTUARII;

EID: 0030475343     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00018222     Document Type: Article

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