Effects of mutagenesis on the detailed structure of spheroidenone in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre examined by resonance Raman spectroscopy

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 223-230

  Gall, Andrew ^a   Ridge, Justin P ^b   Robert, Bruno ^b   Cogdell, Richard J ^c   Jones, Michael R ^c   Fyfe, Paul K ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mutagenesis; Pigment protein; Raman spectroscopy; Spheroidenone; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPHEROIDENONE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0032807771     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006168118363     Document Type: Article

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