The molar extinction coefficient of bacteriochlorophyll e and the pigment stoichiometry in Chlorobium phaeobacteroides

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 257-264

  Borrego, Carles M ^a   Arellano, Juan B ^a   Abella, Carles A ^a   Gillbro, Tomas ^b   Garcia Gil, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenna pigments; Bacteriochlorophyll e; Chlorobium phaeobacteroides; Chlorophyll b; Chlorosomes; Extraction coefficient; Green sulfur bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROBIUM PHAEOBACTEROIDES;

EID: 0032878389     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006230820007     Document Type: Article

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