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Reconstitution of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers and Core Antenna-Reaction Center Complexes in Liposomes and Their Thermal Stability

Masayuki KOBAYASHIDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University;Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Ariake National College of Technology
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Yoichiro FUJIOKADepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Takayuki MORIDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Minoru TERASHIMADepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Hiroaki SUZUKIDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Yuichiro SHIMADADepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Takayuki SAITODepartment of Industrial Chemistry, Hachinohe National College of Technology
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Zheng-Yu WANGDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University;Fuculty of Science, Ibaraki University
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Tsunenori NOZAWADepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Pages 1130-1136 | Received 05 Jan 2005, Accepted 25 Feb 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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