A new spectroscopic tool for analyzing excitonic structure and dynamics in pigment-protein complexes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 495-496

  Renger, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 47749132980     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.131755     Document Type: Short Survey

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