Reorganization energy of the initial electron-transfer step in photosynthetic bacterial reaction centers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 182-191

  Parson, William W ^a   Chu, Zhen Tao ^b   Warshel, Arieh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THEORY;

EID: 0345055317     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77778-1     Document Type: Article

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