Spectroscopic characterization of a semi-stable, charge-separated state in Cu2+-substituted reaction centers from Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1607, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Andréasson, Ulf ^a   Carlsson, Theres ^a   Andréasson, Lars Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Conformational change; Copper substitution; Reaction center; Stabilized charge separated state

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; COPPER ION; HEME; IRON;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ILLUMINATION; KINETICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SURFACE CHARGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 17544393520     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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