Chlorophyll chemistry before and after crystals of photosynthetic reaction centers

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Fajer, Jack ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll donors and acceptors; conformational effects; George Feher; Hartmut Michel; Jack Fajer; James Norris; Johann Deisenhofer; Klaus M bius; Les Dutton; Martin Plato; optical and redox properties; Richard Cogdell; William Parson; Wolfgang Lubitz

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042728352     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PRES.0000030422.69367.db     Document Type: Conference Paper

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