Exciton Theory for Supramolecular Chlorosomal Aggregates: 1. Aggregate Size Dependence of the Linear Spectra

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 3173-3186

  Prokhorenko, V I ^a   Steensgaard, D B ^a   Holzwarth, A R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CHLOROSOME; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; EXCITON THEORY; GEOMETRY; LINEAR DICHROISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLID STATE; SPECTROSCOPY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; THEORY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROFLEXUS AURANTIACUS;

EID: 0242322484     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74735-3     Document Type: Article

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