Spectral dynamics of individual bacterial light-harvesting complexes: Alternative disorder model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1348-1358

  Janusonis, Julius ^a   Valkunas, Leonas ^a,b   Rutkauskas, Danielis ^c   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^c  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B800 820 LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX, RHODOPSEUDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; B800-820 LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX, RHODOPSEUDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 38949212729     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108431     Document Type: Article

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