Circular dichroism of carotenoids in bacterial light-harvesting complexes: Experiments and modeling

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3010-3022

  Georgakopoulou, S ^a   Van Grondelle, R ^a   Van Der Zwan, Gert ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CAROTENOID; GLUCOSIDE; LYCOPENE; RHODOPIN GLUCOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIPOLE; ENERGY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; RHODOSPIRILLUM; RHODOSPIRILLUM MOLISCHIANUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVALUATION; LIGHT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHAEOSPIRILLUM MOLISCHIANUM; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; RHODOSPIRILLUM;

CAROTENOIDS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; RHODOSPIRILLUM;

EID: 16344364206     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.047498     Document Type: Article

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