Chlorophyll b to chlorophyll a energy transfer kinetics in the CP29 antenna complex: A comparative femtosecond absorption study between native and reconstituted proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2508-2516

  Croce, Roberta ^a,c   Müller, Marc G ^a   Bassi, Roberto ^b   Holzwarth, Alfred R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^b Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; POLYPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037377786     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75056-5     Document Type: Article

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