Electrochromic Shift of Chlorophyll Absorption in Photosystem I from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: A Probe of Optical and Dielectric Properties around the Secondary Electron Acceptor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3121-3130

  Dashdorj, Naranbaatar ^a   Xu, Wu ^b,c   Martinsson, Peter ^b   Chitnis, Parag R ^b   Savikhin, Sergei ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; PIGMENT;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DYNAMICS; ELECTROCHROMIC SHIFT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; OPTICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PKA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 2142657351     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74360-X     Document Type: Article

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