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Influence of Polar Mutations on the Electronic and Structural Properties of Q A –· in Bacterial Reaction Centers

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States; RubrYc Therapeutics, 733 Industrial Road, San Carlos, California 94403, United States
  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
  3. Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States

Not provided.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-08ER15960
OSTI ID:
1977999
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. B, Condensed Matter, Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces and Biophysical Chemistry, Vol. 126, Issue 33; ISSN 1520-6106
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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