The flow of excitation energy in LHCII monomers: Implications for the structural model of the major plant antenna

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3064-3077

  Gradinaru, Claudiu C ^a   Özdemir, Sevgi ^b   Gülen, Demet ^b   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^a   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a   Van Amerongen, Herbert ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; SPINACH; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0031794854     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77747-1     Document Type: Article

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