On the origin of photosynthesis as inferred from sequence analysis. A primordial UV-protector as common ancestor of reaction centers and antenna proteins

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-42

  Mulkidjanian, Armen Y ^a,b   Junge, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin; Evolution; Heliobacillus mobilis; Photosynthetic reaction center; Photosystem I; Photosystem II; Rhodopseudomonas viridis; UV protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030848989     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005726809084     Document Type: Article

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