A comparison of the three isoforms of the light-harvesting complex II using transient absorption and time-resolved fluorescence measurements

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-285

  Palacios, Miguel A ^a,d   Standfuss, Joerg ^c   Vengris, Mikas ^a   Van Oort, Bart F ^b   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^a   Kühlbrandt, Werner ^c   Van Amerongen, Herbert ^b   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll b; Energy transfer; Excitonic interactions; Light harvesting complex 2

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; ISOPROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHOTOSYSTEM II; SPINACH; TIME;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ABSORPTION; CHLOROPHYLL; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747876340     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-006-9042-3     Document Type: Article

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