pH Modulates the Quinone Position in the Photosynthetic Reaction Center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides in the Neutral and Charge Separated States

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 396-409

  Koepke, Juergen ^a   Krammer, Eva Maria ^b   Klingen, Astrid R ^b   Sebban, Pierre ^c   Ullmann, G Matthias ^b   Fritzsch, Günter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

pH value; proton transfer pathways; proton uptake; secondary quinine; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTON TRANSPORT; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 34447282051     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.082     Document Type: Article

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