Discrepancy between experimental and theoretical excitation transfer rates in LH2 bacteriochlorophyll-protein complexes of purple bacteria

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-151

  Borisov, A Y ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Excitation migration; LH2; Purple bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXCITATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; ELECTRONS; KINETICS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 38149108302     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0200-0     Document Type: Article

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