Chlorophyll ring deformation modulates Qy electronic energy in chlorophyll-protein complexes and generates spectral forms

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2240-2254

  Zucchelli, Giuseppe ^a   Brogioli, Doriano ^a   Casazza, Anna Paola ^a   Garlaschi, Flavio M ^a   Jennings, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM;

EID: 34548786207     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104554     Document Type: Article

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