Nomenclature of metal-substituted (bacterio)chlorophylls in natural photosynthesis: Metal-(bacterio)chlorophyll and M-(B)Chl

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 255-256

  Takaichi, Shinichi ^a   Wakao, Norio ^b   Hiraishi, Akira ^c   Itoh, Shigeru ^d   Shimada, Keizo ^e  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidiphilium; Bacteriochlorophyll; Chlorophyll; M BChl; Nomenclature; Zn BChl

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032794317     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006195320527     Document Type: Article

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