Inter-chromophore interactions in pigment-modified and dimer-less bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Moore, Laura J ^a   Boxer, Steven G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bacteriochlorophyll; Electron transfer; Mutagenesis; Pigment exchange; Stark spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031854651     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005982002846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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