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Published 1988 | public
Journal Article

Mechanisms of the Early Steps in Bacterial Photosynthesis and Their Implications for Experiment

Abstract

The current situation on experiment and theory as regards the early electron transfer steps in bacterial photosynthesis is discussed. Recent experiments have limited the mechanistic possibilities, while an internal consistency test has limited the values of some parameters in the superexchange mechanism. The partitioning method has provided a useful and unified way of treating superexchange and other properties in these systems. The alternative reaction mechanisms have a number of consequences, and various experimental tests are considered or suggested.

Additional Information

© 1988 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. Received 5 September 1988; revised 29 September 1988. Article first published online: 21 Nov 2013. Funding Information, National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.

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