Spectroscopic studies of model photo-receptors: Validation of a nanosecond time-resolved micro-spectrophotometer design using photoactive yellow protein and α-phycoerythrocyanin

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 18881-18898

  Purwar, Namrta ^a   Tenboer, Jason ^a   Tripathi, Shailesh ^a   Schmidt, Marius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanosecond spectroscopy; Photoreceptor proteins; Time resolved spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PHYCOERYTHROCYANIN; CYANINE DYE; PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NANOANALYSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REACTION TIME; RELAXATION TIME; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; KINETICS; LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; PHYCOBILINS; PHYCOCYANIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884187568     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140918881     Document Type: Article

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