Temperature dependence of the primary electron transfer reaction in pigment-modified bacterial reaction centers

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 153-162

  Huber, Heinz ^a   Meyer, Michaela ^a   Scheer, Hugo ^a   Zinth, Wolfgang ^a   Wachtveitl, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Femtosecond spectroscopy; Pheophytin a; Pigment modification; Reaction center; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031858262     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006013613075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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