Ultrafast carotenoid-to-chlorophyll singlet energy transfer in the cytochrome b6f complex from Bryopsis corticulans

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4145-4154

  Zuo, Ping ^a   Li, Bin Xing ^b   Zhao, Xiao Hui ^a   Wu, Yi Shi ^a   Ai, Xi Cheng ^a   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a,c   Li, Liang Bi ^b,c   Kuang, Ting Yun ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOCHROME B6F; HEXANE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALGA; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEADY STATE;

BRYOPSIS CORTICULANS;

EID: 33744938896     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.076612     Document Type: Article

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