Colloidal aspects of photosynthetic membrane proteins

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Palazzo, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Detergent; LH1; LH2; Membrane proteins; Protein dynamics; Reaction center; Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COLLOIDS; DETERGENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

LH1; LH2; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN DYNAMICS; REACTION CENTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

PROTEINS;

BIOSURFACTANT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

COLLOID; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 33646115450     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2005.09.015     Document Type: Review

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