Spectral diffusion of the lowest exciton component in the core complex from Rhodopseudomonas palustris studied by single-molecule spectroscopy

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Richter, Martin F ^a   Baier, Jürgen ^a   Southall, June ^b   Cogdell, Richard J ^b   Oellerich, Silke ^a   Köhler, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial photosynthesis; Light harvesting complex; Purple bacteria; Single molecule spectroscopy; Spectral diffusion

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; COLD; CONFERENCE PAPER; METHODOLOGY; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

COLD TEMPERATURE; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 37749035921     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-007-9267-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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