How proteins trigger excitation energy transfer in the FMO complex of green sulfur bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2778-2797

  Adolphs, Julia ^a   Renger, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHLOROBI; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NONHUMAN; PROSTHECOCHLORIS AESTUARII; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTRUM;

CHLOROBACULUM TEPIDUM; CHLOROBI; PROSTHECOCHLORIS AESTUARII;

EID: 33749521844     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.079483     Document Type: Article

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