Two-dimensional crystallization of the light-harvesting I-reaction centre photounit from Rhodospirillum rubrum

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-111

  Walz, Thomas ^a   Ghosh, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2D crystallization; Electron microscopy; Image processing; Light harvesting complex; Reaction centre; Rhodospirillum rubrum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; DETERGENT; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0031575413     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0714     Document Type: Article

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