Calculation of electron transfer reorganization energies using the finite difference Poisson-Boltzmann model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1241-1250

  Sharp, Kim A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C; HEMOPROTEIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCHLORIS VIRIDIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031886681     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77838-5     Document Type: Article

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