Interactions between chromophore and protein in phytochrome identified by novel oxa-, thia- and carba-chromophores

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1109-1117

  Bongards, Christian ^a   Gärtner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE PIGMENT; CARBON; OXYGEN; PHYTOCHROME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BILE PIGMENTS; CARBON; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHYTOCHROME; QUANTUM THEORY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFUR;

AVENA SATIVA; THIA;

EID: 50849083509     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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