Direct evidence of structural changes in reaction centers of Rb. sphaeroides containing suppressor mutations for Asp L213 → Asn: A FTIR study of Q(B) photoreduction

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Nabedryk, Eliane ^a   Breton, Jacques ^a   Okamura, Melvin Y ^b   Paddock, Mark L ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR spectroscopy; Photosynthetic bacterial reaction center; Secondary quinone acceptor; Site directed mutants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0031878024     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005969700120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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