Biochemical and spectral characterization of the core light harvesting complex 1 (LH1) from the thermophilic purple sulfur bacterium Chromatium tepidum

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-202

  Fathir, Insan ^a   Ashikaga, Mitsuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Kohki ^a   Katano, Takashi ^a   Nirasawa, Takashi ^a   Kobayashi, Masayuki ^a   Wang, Zheng Yu ^a   Nozawa, Tsunenori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial antenna; Chromatiaceae; Membrane protein; Puf operon

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGININE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DELETION MUTANT; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

CHROMATIUM TEPIDUM;

EID: 0032437780     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006146713751     Document Type: Article

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