The structure of the heterodimer reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides at 2.55 Å resolution

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-93

  Camara Artigas, A ^a,b   Magee, C ^c   Goetsch, A ^a   Allen, J P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll; Electron donor; Muragenesis; Purple bacteria; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036440896     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020882402389     Document Type: Article

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