In vitro synthesis and characterization of bacteriochlorophyll-f and its absence in bacteriochlorophyll-e producing organisms

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Tamiaki, Hitoshi ^a   Komada, Jun ^a   Kunieda, Michio ^a   Fukai, Kazuhiro ^a   Yoshitomi, Taichi ^a   Harada, Jiro ^b   Mizoguchi, Tadashi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorobaculum; Chlorobium; Chlorophyll pigment; Chlorosome; Green sulfur bacterium; High performance liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL E; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL F; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL B;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLOROBI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SPINACH; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CHLOROBI; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBACULUM; CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 79953875358     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9603-3     Document Type: Article

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