Spectroscopic study of the chromophore–protein association and primary photoinduced events in the photoreceptor of Blepharisma japonicum

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 754-761

  Plaza, Pascal ^a   Mahet, Mathilde ^a   Martin, Monique M ^a   Angelini, Nicola ^b   Malatesta, Manuela ^c   Checcucci, Giovanni ^c   Lenci, Francesco ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; BINDING PROTEIN; BLEPHARISMIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; OXYBLEPHARISMIN; PHOSPHATE; PIGMENT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANISOTROPY; BINDING SITE; BLEPHARISMA JAPONICUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SPECTROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; VISCOSITY;

BLEPHARISMA JAPONICUM; MYXOZOA;

EID: 25444441088     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b417086e     Document Type: Article

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