The structure of the FMO protein from Chlorobium tepidum at 2.2 Å resolution

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-55

  Camara Artigas, Ana ^a   Blankenship, Robert E ^a   Allen, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Green bacteria; Light harvesting complexes; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBIUM; PROSTHECOCHLORIS AESTUARII;

EID: 0037235076     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022406703110     Document Type: Article

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