Organization of the pigment molecules in the chlorophyll a/c light-harvesting complex of Pleurochloris meiringensis (xanthophyceae). Characterization with circular dichroism and absorbance spectroscopy

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 118-124

  Buchel C ^a   Garab, G ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Algae; Carotenoids; Light harvesting complex II; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLOROPHYLL; DIGITONIN; PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GREEN ALGA; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLEUROCHLORIS MEIRINGENSIS;

EID: 0031022924     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07337-X     Document Type: Article

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