AFM studies of the supramolecular assembly of bacterial photosynthetic core-complexes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 387-393

  Scheuring, Simon ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33748578027     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

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