Resonance Raman evidence that the thioester-linked 4-hydroxycinnamoyl chromophore of photoactive yellow protein is deprotonated in the dark state. Kim, M.; Mathies, R.A.; Hoff, W.D.; Hellingwerf, K.J.
Published in: Biochemistry
DOI:10.1021/bi00039a024Link to publication
Citation for published version (APA):Kim, M., Mathies, R. A., Hoff, W. D., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (1995). Resonance Raman evidence that the thioesterlinked 4-hydroxycinnamoyl chromophore of photoactive yellow protein is deprotonated in the dark state. Biochemistry, 34, 12669-12672. DOI: 10.1021/bi00039a024
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