Oxygen evolution in photosynthesis: Simple analytical solution for the Kok model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 435-441

  Shinkarev, Vladimir P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SEMIQUINONE; WATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0038650623     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74488-9     Document Type: Article

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