Molecular factors controlling photosynthetic light harvesting by carotenoids

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1125-1134

  Polívka, Tomáš ^a,b   Frank, Harry A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUCOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE; NEOXANTHIN; PERIDININ; RHODOPIN GLUCOSIDE; SALINIXANTHIN; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EUKARYOTE; LIGHT; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; THYLAKOID;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EUKARYOTA; GLUCOSIDES; GLYCOSIDES; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; LUTEIN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; THYLAKOIDS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 77955697411     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar100030m     Document Type: Article

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