Femtosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy of main-form and high-salt peridinin-chlorophyll a-proteins at low temperatures

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 14052-14063

  Ilagan, Robielyn P ^a   Koscielecki, Jeremy F ^a   Hiller, Roger G ^b   Sharples, Frank P ^b   Gibson, George N ^a   Birge, Robert R ^a   Frank, Harry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COMPLEXATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEXES; PIGMENT ANALYSIS; TIME RESOLVED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID; CHLOROPHYLL A; PERIDININ; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STEADY STATE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; COLD; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMPHIDINIUM CARTERAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33751568892     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi061217u     Document Type: Article

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