Relevance of the chlorophyll phytyl chain on lamellar phase formation and organisation

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-194

  Agostiano, A ^a   Catucci, L ^a   Colafemmina, G ^a   Della Monica, M ^a   Scheer, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll protein; Membrane organisation; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; DOCUSATE SODIUM; PHEOPHORBIDE; PHEOPHYTIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHLOROPHYLL; LIPID BILAYERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHEOPHYTINS; PHYTIC ACID; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034657682     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00137-X     Document Type: Article

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