Heterodimeric Versus homodimeric structure of the primary electron donor in Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centers genetically modified at position M202

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 582-588

  Nabedryk, Eliane ^a   Schulz, Claudia ^b   Müh, Frank ^b   Lubitz, Wolfgang ^b   Breton, Jacques ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CYSTEINE; DIMER; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; MAGNESIUM; PROTEIN; SERINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFORMATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ELECTRON; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MUTATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS SPHAEROIDES; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DIMERIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0034191812     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0582:HVHSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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