The 17-propionate function of (bacterio)chlorophylls: Biological implication of their long esterifying chains in photosynthetic systems

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-162

  Tamiaki, Hitoshi ^a   Shibata, Reiko ^a   Mizoguchi, Tadashi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; ESTER; OXYGEN; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALGA; BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL CHROMATOPHORES; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; ESTERS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; PROPIONATES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 34047205114     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2006-02-27-IR-819     Document Type: Conference Paper

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