The effect of protein conformational flexibility on the electronic properties of a chromophore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2805-2813

  Spezia, Riccardo ^a   Aschi, Massimiliano ^b   Di Nola, Alfredo ^a   Di Valentin, Marilena ^c   Carbonera, Donatella ^c   Amadei, Andrea ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHROMATOPHORE; ENERGY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

AMPHIDINIUM; AMPHIDINIUM CARTERAE;

EID: 0038298809     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)70010-1     Document Type: Article

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