Orientation and excitonic interactions of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson bacteriochlorophyll a protein in membranes of the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-328

  Melkozernov, Alexander N ^a   Olson, John M ^b   Li, Yi Fen ^a   Allen, James P ^a   Blankenship, Robert E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna; Bacteriochlorophyll a protein; Chlorobium tepidum; Circular dichroism; FMO protein; Linear dichroism

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBIUM TEPIDUM;

EID: 0031692614     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006082513522     Document Type: Article

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