pH-sensitive fluorescent dye as probe for proton uptake in photosynthetic reaction centers

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Agostiano, A ^a,b   Mavelli, F ^b   Milano, F ^a   Giotta, L ^c   Trotta, M ^a   Nagy, L ^d   Maroti, P ^d  

^a Sezione di Bari   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fluorescent dye; Proton uptake; Pyranine; Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; PH EFFECTS; PROTONS;

FLUORESCENT DYES; PHOTOCYCLES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; DETERGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR PROBE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SOLUBILIZATION;

ARYLSULFONATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PROTONS; RADIOMETRY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 2042422308     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.10.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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