Kinetic analysis of the thermal stability of the photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4155-4166

  Hughes, Arwel V ^a,d   Rees, Paul ^b   Heathcote, Peter ^c   Jones, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLORIN; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 33744911339     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.070029     Document Type: Article

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