Excitation transfer in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein of Amphidinium carterae

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1695-1705

  Damjanović, Ana ^a   Ritz, Thorsten ^a   Schulten, Klaus ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DINOFLAGELLATE; DIPOLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION;

AMPHIDINIUM CARTERAE;

EID: 0033799023     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76422-8     Document Type: Article

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