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X-ray Crystallography of Photosynthetic Proteins

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Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 26))

This chapter provides an overview on the present status of the X-ray structure analysis of photosynthetic proteins. The methods and problems of crystallization and X-ray structure analysis of the large photosynthetic protein complexes are discussed. In the second part of the chapter, selected structures of the protein complexes are presented and the function of the proteins is briefly discussed based on the structural information.

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Fromme, P., Allen, J.P. (2008). X-ray Crystallography of Photosynthetic Proteins. In: Aartsma, T.J., Matysik, J. (eds) Biophysical Techniques in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8250-4_6

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