Internal structure of chlorosomes from brown-colored Chlorobium species and the role of carotenoids in their assembly

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1433-1440

  Pšenčík, Jakub ^a   Arellano, Juan B ^b   Ikonen, Teemu P ^c   Borrego, Carles M ^d   Laurinmäki, Pasi A ^e   Butcher, Sarah J ^e   Serimaa, Ritva E ^c   Tuma, Roman ^e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL C; CAROTENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROSOME; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LAMELLAR BODY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; RADIATION SCATTERING;

CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 33746859494     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.084228     Document Type: Article

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