Research on photosynthetic reaction centers from 1932 to 1987

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 63-71

  Clayton, Roderick K ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

C.B. van Niel; H. Michel; Isolation of reaction centers; J. Deisenhofer; L.N.M. Duysens; Photosynthetic bacteria; R.K. Clayton; Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Rhodopseudomonas viridis; W. Arnold

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLASTOCHLORIS VIRIDIS; CYANOBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0036415379     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020412729766     Document Type: Short Survey

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