Calculation of chromophore excited state energy shifts in response to molecular dynamics of pigment-protein complexes

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-38

  Vassiliev, Serguei ^a   Mahboob, Abdullah ^a   Bruce, Doug ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll; Excited state energies; FMO protein; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856212397     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9689-2     Document Type: Review

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