On the electronic structure of the primary electron donor in bacterial photosynthesis - The bacteriochlorophyll dimer as viewed by EPR/ENDOR methods

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Huber, Martina ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Bacteriochlorophyll dimer; ENDOR; Primary electron donor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030860932     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005831828249     Document Type: Short Survey

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