Spectral dependence of energy transfer in wild-type peripheral light-harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1797, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1465-1469

  Gall, Andrew ^a   Sogaila, Egidijus ^b   Gulbinas, Vidmantas ^b   Ilioaia, Oana ^a   Robert, Bruno ^a   Valkunas, Leonas ^b,c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

B850; Exciton theory; LH2; Photosynthesis; Pump probe transient spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 77953807569     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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