The effects of epimerization at the 31-position of bacteriochlorophylls c on their aggregation in chlorosomes of green sulfur bacteria. Control of the ratio of 31 epimers by light intensity

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 567-573

  Ishii, Takasada ^a   Kimura, Mikiko ^a   Yamamoto, Takahiro ^a   Kirihata, Mitsunori ^a   Uehara, Kaku ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHLOROBIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIMER; EPIMERIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CHLOROBI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LIGHT;

CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; LIMICOLA;

EID: 0034191775     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0567:TEOEAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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