Model studies on the excited state equilibrium perturbation due to reaction centre trapping in Photosystem I

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 245-253

  Jennings, Robert C ^a   Zucchelli, Giuseppe ^a   Croce, Roberta ^a   Valkunas, Leonas ^b   Finzi, Laura ^a   Garlaschi, Flavio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Core chlorophyll molecules; Excited state equilibrium perturbation; Model studies; Photosystem I; Primary photochemical rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030856014     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005826924445     Document Type: Article

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