Unidirectionality of charge separation in reaction centers of photosynthetic bacteria

BBA - Bioenergetics

Volumn 932, Issue C, 1988, Pages 52-70

  Michel Beyerle, M E ^a   Plato, M ^b   Deisenhofer, J ^c   Michel, H ^c   Bixon, M ^d   Jortner, J ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Charge separation; Electron transfer unidirectionality; Electronic superexchange coupling; Frank Condon factor; Reaction center

Indexed keywords

EID: 8444222008     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(88)90139-9     Document Type: Article

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