Evidence for direct binding of glycerol to photosystem I

FEBS Letters

Volumn 585, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2445-2449

  Hussels, Martin ^a   Brecht, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Hydration layer; Photosynthesis; Photosystem I; Red chlorophyll

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

BUFFERS; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYANOBACTERIA; GLYCEROL; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN BINDING; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 79960924552     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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