Understanding chlorophylls: Central magnesium ion and phytyl as structural determinants

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1777, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1491-1500

  Fiedor, Leszek ^a   Kania, Agnieszka ^a   Myśliwa Kurdziel, Beata ^a   Orzeł, Łukasz ^a   Stochel, Grazyna ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Axial coordination; Bacteriochlorophyll; Macrocycle planarity; Magnesium ion; Phytol; Solvatochromism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CARBOXYL GROUP; CHLOROPHYLL; MAGNESIUM ION; PHYTOL; PHYTYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHROMATOPHORE; ESTERIFICATION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTERS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IONS; MAGNESIUM; PHYTOL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56449110809     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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