Singlet-singlet annihilation kinetics in aggregates and trimers of LHCII

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2409-2421

  Barzda, V ^a,b,c   Gulbinas, V ^b   Kananavicius, R ^b   Cervinskas, V ^b   Van Amerongen, H ^a   Van Grondelle, R ^a   Valkunas, L ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; DESTRUCTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EXCITATION; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0035029873     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76210-8     Document Type: Article

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