Amphipols. Strategies for an improved PS2 environment in detergent-free aqueous solution

Biohydrogen III: Renewable Energy System by Biological Solar Energy Conversion

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Nowaczyk, M ^b   Oworah Nkruma, R ^b   Zoonens, M ^a   Rogner M ^b   Popot, J L ^a  

^a PSL Research University   (France)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphipols; Long term stability; PS2

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; PHASE SHIFTERS; PROTEINS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOAPS (DETERGENTS);

AMPHIPATHIC MOLECULES; AMPHIPOLS; BIOCHEMICAL STABILITY; DETERGENT SOLUTION; LONG TERM STABILITY; OXYGEN-EVOLVING ACTIVITIES; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; TRANS-MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

SOLUTIONS;

EID: 32344431887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044356-0/50013-0     Document Type: Chapter

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