Interaction of bacteriochlorophyll with the LH1 and PufX polypeptides of photosynthetic bacteria: Use of chemically synthesized analogs and covalently attached fluorescent probes

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-210

  Law, Christopher J ^a,b   Chen, Jennifer ^a   Parkes Loach, Pamela S ^a   Loach, Paul A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Bacteriochlorophyll; Binding energy; Energy transfer; Fluorescent probe; Light harvesting; Reaction center; Reconstitution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOSPIRILLUM; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 0037705407     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023982327748     Document Type: Article

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