Elucidation of the molecular structures of components of the phycobilisome: Reconstructing a giant

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-32

  Adir, Noam ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antenna proteins; Cyanobacteria; Energy transfer; Photosynthesis; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYCOBILISOME; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYCOBILISOMES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 18844454509     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-2143-y     Document Type: Review

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