Replacement of bacteriopheophytin in reaction centers from Rhodobacter sphaeroides RS601 with plant pheophytin

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-29

  Zeng, Xiaohua ^a   Wu, Yongqiang ^a   Shen, Yungang ^a   Xu, Chunhe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Activity of light induced electron transfer; Bacterial photosynthetic reaction center; Pheophytin; Pigment replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044489780     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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