Direct visualization of exciton reequilibration in the LH1 and LH2 complexes of Rhodobacter sphaeroides by multipulse spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2226-2233

  Stuart, Thomas A Cohen ^a   Vengris, Mikas ^b   Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I ^c   Cogdell, Richard J ^d   Neil Hunter, C ^e   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 79959714986     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.048     Document Type: Article

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