Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculation of the Raman spectra of the phycocyanobilin chromophore in α-C-phycocyanin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1885-1894

  Mroginski, Maria Andrea ^a   Mark, Franz ^b   Thiel, Walter ^c   Hildebrandt, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHYCOCYANIN C; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOCYANOBILIN; PHYTOCHROME; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FORCE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

EID: 34548730298     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108878     Document Type: Article

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