Single-molecule spectroscopic characterization of light-harvesting 2 complexes reconstituted into model membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-191

  Richter, Martin F ^a   Baier, Jürgen ^a   Cogdell, Richard J ^b   Köhler, Jürgen ^a   Oellerich, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; LAURYLDIMETHYLAMINE N OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIPID MEMBRANE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE RECONSTITUTION; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; SOLUBILIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 34447284959     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.103606     Document Type: Article

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