Comparison of the fluorescence kinetics of detergent-solubilized and membrane-reconstituted LH2 complexes from Rps. acidophila and Rb. sphaeroides

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 291-298

  Pflock, Tobias ^a   Dezi, Manuela ^b   Venturoli, Giovanni ^b   Cogdell, Richard J ^c   Köhler, Jürgen ^a   Oellerich, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Fluorescence; Light harvesting 2 complex; Membrane reconstitution; Phospholipids; Purple bacteria; Time resolved spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SOLUBILITY;

DETERGENTS; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 37749009924     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9245-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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