Ultrafast transient absorption studies on Photosystem I reaction centers from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. 2: Mutations near the P700 reaction center chlorophylls provide new insight into the nature of the primary electron donor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 552-565

  Holzwarth, Alfred R ^a   Müller, Marc G ^a   Niklas, Jens ^a   Lubitz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL; TRYPTOPHAN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERROR; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYSTEM I; POINT MUTATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WILD TYPE;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 33646199160     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.059824     Document Type: Article

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