Spectroscopy and structure of bacteriochlorophyll dimers. I. Structural consequences of nonconservative circular dichroism spectra

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1828-1841

  Koolhaas, M H C ^a   Van Der Zwan, G ^a   Van Mourik, F ^a   Van Grondelle, R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COUPLING FACTOR; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLARIZATION; PURPLE MEMBRANE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030934830     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78829-5     Document Type: Article

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