Towards "ab-initio" computations of electron transfer rates: The early electron transfer steps in bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-105

  Peluso, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; AB INITIO COMPUTATIONS; BACTERIAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION; COMBINES USE; DISCRETE STATE; ELECTRON TRANSFER RATES; ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS; ELECTRON-TRANSFER STEP; NORMAL COORDINATE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTRES;

REACTION RATES;

EID: 77949391054     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527210790069811     Document Type: Article

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