Light-induced conformational change at low temperature in the coordination of heme c-556 in the reaction center of Rhodopseudomonas viridis

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 337-341

  Ortega, José M ^a,b   Drepper, Friedel ^a,c   Mathis, Paul ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytochrome; Electron transfer; Heme ligand; Rhodopseudomonas viridis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCHLORIS VIRIDIS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS VIRIDIS;

EID: 0031875454     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005912320470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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