Electron microscopy in structural studies of Photosystem II

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Bumba, Ladislav ^a,b   Vácha, František ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crystal; Electron microscopy; Membrane protein; Oxygen evolving complex; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; Single particle image analysis

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0041875132     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024927631196     Document Type: Short Survey

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