Chlorophylls, ligands and assembly of light-harvesting complexes in chloroplasts

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 387-400

  Hoober, J Kenneth ^a   Eggink, Laura L ^a   Chen, Min ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyll c; Chlorophyll molecular axes; Chlorophyllide a oxygenase; Chloroplast development; Coordination bonds; Dipole moments; Lewis acid; Lewis base; Ligands; Light harvesting complex

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; LIGAND;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPLAST; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; LIGANDS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 36849007028     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9181-1     Document Type: Review

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