Coupling of laser excitation and inelastic neutron scattering: Attempt to probe the dynamics of light-induced C-phycocyanin dynamics

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 693-700

  Combet, Sophie ^a   Pieper, Jörg ^b   Coneggo, Frédéric ^a   Ambroise, Jean Pierre ^a   Bellissent Funel, Marie Claire ^a   Zanotti, Jean Marc ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C phycocyanin; Excitation energy transfer; Inelastic neutron scattering; Photosynthesis; Time resolved dynamics; Vibrational density of states

Indexed keywords

C PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOCYANIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYCOBILISOME; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASERS; MOVEMENT; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; PHYCOCYANIN; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 45449090409     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0320-1     Document Type: Article

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