Revisiting the optical properties of the FMO protein

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-274

  Milder, Maaike T W ^a   Brüggemann, Ben ^b   van Grondelle, Rienk ^c   Herek, Jennifer L ^d  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exciton energy transfer; FMO complex; Pigment protein complex; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; FMO BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

CHEMISTRY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PHOTON; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL A; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77953649949     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9540-1     Document Type: Review

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