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Open AccessRandom protein sequences can form defined secondary structures and are well-tolerated in vivo
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Experimental Investigation of Energy Transfer Processes in the Model Photosynthetic Systems I
The presented study is designed to evaluate the role of structure and conformation of pigment-protein complexes in the determination of the spectral properties of the complexed porphyrin. The protein environme...