Minimal requirements for in vitro reconstitution of the structural subunit of light-harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-98

  Todd, John B ^a   Recchia, Paul A ^a   Parkes Loach, Pamela S ^a   Olsen, John D ^b   Fowler, Gregory J S ^b   McGlynn, Peter ^b,c   Hunter, Neil C ^b   Loach, Paul A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Bacterio)chlorophyll; Energy transfer; Light harvesting; Membrane proteins; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0033403797     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006337827672     Document Type: Article

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