Trimeric photosystem I complexes exist in vivo in thylakoid membranes of the Synechocystis strain BO 9201 and differ in absorption characteristics from monomeric photosystem I complexes

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-33

  Westermann, Martin ^a   Neuschaefer Rube, Olaf ^b   Mörschel, Erhard ^c   Wehrmeyer, Werner ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Freeze fracture electron microscopy; Photosystem I trimers; Spectroscopy; Synechocystis sp. BO 9201

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0032789729     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0176-1617(99)80136-9     Document Type: Article

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