Structure of the Light-Harvesting Complex II

Photosynthetic Protein Complexes: A Structural Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 217-242

  Liu, Zhenfeng ^a   Chang, Wenrui ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll binding; Chlorophyll identity; Chlorophyll interactions; Crystal packing; Excitation energy transfer; LHC II in non photochemical quenching; LHC II monomer; LHC II structure; LHC II trimer; Membrane protein crystal; Non photochemical quenching

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952789283     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527623464.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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