Type 1 reaction center of photosynthetic heliobacteria

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 177-186

  Oh Oka, Hirozo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYTOCHROME C; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; PSCA PROTEIN, GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROBI; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOLARITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOQUINONES; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROBI; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; CYTOCHROMES C; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

CHLOROBI; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 34247850982     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2006-03-29-IR-860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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