Model of chromophore coupling in allophycocyanin aggregation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1224-1229

  Zhao, Fuli ^a   Zheng, Xiguang ^a   Zhang, Jingmin ^a   Wang, Hezhou ^a   Zhao, Jingquan ^b   Jiang, Lijin ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Allophycocyanin; Electronic transition; Exciton coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346501251     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02883230     Document Type: Article

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