Observation of the energy-level structure of the low-light adapted B800 LH4 complex by single-molecule spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3413-3420

  De Ruijter, W P F ^a   Oellerich, S ^a,c   Segura, J M ^a,d   Lawless, A M ^b   Papiz, M ^b   Aartsma, T J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B800 LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX 4; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ALGORITHM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVALUATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 16344367600     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.044719     Document Type: Article

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