Tracking the molecular evolution of photosynthesis through characterization of atomic contents of the photosynthetic units

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Chen, Min ^a,b   Zhang, Yinan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll binding protein; Evolution of photosynthesis; Light harvesting protein; Protein evolution; Reaction center

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS;

EID: 51749096876     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-008-9356-4     Document Type: Article

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