Excitation energy-transfer processes between two trimers in C-phycocyanin hexamer from the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis. Investigation by group theory and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 128-135

  Zhang, J M ^a   Zhao, F L ^a   Zheng, X G ^a   Wang, H Z ^a   Yang, T S ^b   Hayashi, M ^b   Lin, S H ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C phycocyanin hexamer; Energy transfer; Exciton hopping; Phycobilisome; Time resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

PHYCOCYANIN;

ANABAENA; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANABAENA VARIABILIS;

EID: 0033382954     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00138-4     Document Type: Article

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