Reaction Centers from Purple Bacteria

Photosynthetic Protein Complexes: A Structural Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 275-293

  Allen, James P ^a   Williams, Joann C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxygenic to oxygenic photosynthesis; Bacteriochlorophyll dimer; Bacteriochlorophyll monomers; Bacteriopheophytin monomers; Carotenoid; Non heme iron; Primary quinone; Purple bacteria reaction centers; Secondary quinone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889385468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527623464.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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