Surface analysis of the photosystem I complex by electron and atomic force microscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-94

  Fotiadis, Dimitrios ^a   Müller, Daniel J ^a,b   Tsiotis, Georgios ^c   Hasler, Lorenz ^a   Tittmann, Peter ^d   Mini, Thierry ^a   Jenö, Paul ^a   Gross, Heinz ^d   Engel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Electron microscopy; Molecular dissection; Photosystem I; Two dimensional crystals

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0345368048     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2097     Document Type: Article

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