High-resolution crystal structures of trimeric and rod phycocyanin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 405, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-213

  David, Liron ^a   Marx, Ailie ^a   Adir, Noam ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

crystallography; cyanobacteria; photosynthesis; phycobilisome

Indexed keywords

PHYCOCYANIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS VULCANUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS VULCANUS;

EID: 78650416160     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.10.036     Document Type: Article

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