Effects of acid pH and urea on the spectral properties of the LHII antenna complex from the photosynthetic bacterium Ectothiorhodospira sp.

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3235-3243

  Buche, A ^a   Ramirez, J M ^b   Picorel, Rafael ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chromatography; HPLC; Photosynthesis; Pigment; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; UREA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034081314     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01342.x     Document Type: Article

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