Electrostatic effect of surfactant molecules on bacteriochlorophyll a and carotenoid binding sites in the LH1 complex isolated from Rhodospirillum rubrum S1 probed by Stark spectroscopy

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 345-351

  Nakagawa, Katsunori ^a   Suzuki, Satoru ^b   Fujii, Ritsuko ^b   Gardiner, Alastair T ^c   Cogdell, Richard J ^c   Nango, Mamoru ^a   Hashimoto, Hideki ^b  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll; Carotenoid; LH1 complex; Non polar detergent; Polar detergent; Purple photosynthetic bacteria; Stark spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; CAROTENOID; SURFACTANT;

BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHODOLOGY; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; SPECTROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; BINDING SITES; CAROTENOIDS; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 37749003475     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9257-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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