Identification of carotenoids in photosynthetic proteins: Xanthophylls of the light harvesting antenna

Carotenoids: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Functions and Properties

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 113-136

  Ruban, Alexander V ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT-HARVESTING ANTENNAS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROTEINS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 78649548206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420052312     Document Type: Chapter

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