Protein modifications affecting triplet energy transfer in bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2623-2637

  Laible, Philip D ^a   Chynwat, Veeradej ^b   Thurnauer, Marion C ^a   Schiffer, Marianne ^a   Hanson, Deborah K ^a   Frank, Harry A ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031980123     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77968-8     Document Type: Article

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