Energy transfer pathways in the minor antenna complex CP29 of photosystem II: A femtosecond study of carotenoid to chlorophyll transfer on mutant and WT complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2517-2532

  Croce, Roberta ^a,c   Müller, Marc G ^a   Caffarri, Stefano ^b   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

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; POLYPEPTIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0037381881     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75057-7     Document Type: Article

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