Spectral diffusion and electron-phonon coupling of the B800 BChl a molecules in LH2 complexes from three different species of purple bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2604-2612

  Baier, J ^a   Gabrielsen, M ^b   Oellerich, S ^a   Michel, H ^c   Van Heel, M ^d   Cogdell, R J ^b   Kohler J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; PHONON; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS ACIDOPHILIA; RHODOSPIRILLUM MOLISCHIANUM; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PHAEOSPIRILLUM MOLISCHIANUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 72249105849     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.07.052     Document Type: Article

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