Light-harvesting mechanisms in purple photosynthetic bacteria

被引:17
作者
Isaacs, NW [1 ]
Cogdell, RJ [1 ]
Freer, AA [1 ]
Prince, SM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV GLASGOW,INST BIOMED & LIFE SCI,DIV BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,GLASGOW G12 8QQ,LANARK,SCOTLAND
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0959-440X(95)80013-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The processes by which photosynthetic bacteria capture light and transfer the energy to the reaction centre continue to be studied using an array of methodologies, both physical and biological. With the publication this year of the crystal structure of the LH2 complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila and the projection structure of the LH1 complex from Rhodospirillum rubrum, structural models now exist for all the components in the bacterial photosynthetic apparatus.
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页码:794 / 797
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