Absorption properties of the carotenoids after alkaline denaturation of the light-harvesting complex II from Ectothiorhodospira sp.

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 576-581

  Buche, André ^a   Picorel, Rafael ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Shift; Soret; Spirilloxanthin

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALKALINE; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BLEACHING; CAROTENE DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX;

ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRA;

EID: 0033844992     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-7-816     Document Type: Article

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