Mutations that modify or exclude binding of the Q(A) ubiquinone and carotenoid in the reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-26

  Ridge, Justin P ^a   Van Brederode, Marion E ^b   Goodwin, Matthew G ^a   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^b   Jones, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Herbicide binding; Membrane protein; Site directed mutagenesis; Ubiquinone binding

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN; CAROTENOID; ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; UBIQUINONE;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 0032897689     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006111321083     Document Type: Article

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