Excitation energy trapping in anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 73-81

  Amesz, Jan ^a   Neerken, Sieglinde ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Excitation energy transfer; Green sulfur bacteria; Light harvesting complex; Purple bacteria; Reaction center; Trapping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBI; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0036414968     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020425030675     Document Type: Short Survey

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