Excited-state properties of biliproteins: I. Phytochrome Pr

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 115-120

  Teuchner, Klaus ^a   Schulz Evers, Michael ^a   Stiel, Holger ^a   Strehlow, Dietmar ^b   Rüdiger, Wolfhart ^c  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excited state absorption; Excited state properties; Phytochrome Pr; Radiative lifetime

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033369074     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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