Modified tetrapyrroles are large macrocyclic compounds, consisting of diverse conjugation
and metal chelation systems and imparting an array of colors to the biological structures that …

Chlorophototrophic organisms have a charge-separating reaction centre (RC) complex that
receives energy from a dedicated light-harvesting (LH) antenna. In the purple phototrophic …

Light-harvesting 2 (LH2) antenna complexes augment the collection of solar energy in many
phototrophic bacteria. Despite its frequent role as a model for such complexes, there has …

FtsH proteases are membrane-embedded proteolytic complexes important for protein quality
control and regulation of various physiological processes in bacteria, mitochondria, and …

In this Perspective article, we describe the visions of the PhotoRedesign consortium funded
by the European Research Council of how to enhance photosynthesis. The light reactions of …

Photosynthesis transfers energy efficiently through a series of antenna complexes to the
reaction center where charge separation occurs. Energy transfer in vivo is primarily …

The light-harvesting 2 complex (LH2) of the purple phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter
sphaeroides is a highly efficient, light-harvesting antenna that allows growth under a wide …

In the pursuit of cultivating anaerobic anoxygenic phototrophs with unusual absorbance
spectra, a purple sulfur bacterium was isolated from the shoreline of Baltrum, a North Sea …

(Bacterio) chlorophylls are modified tetrapyrroles that are used by phototrophic organisms to
harvest solar energy, powering the metabolic processes that sustain most of the life on …

Photosynthesis uses a limited range of the solar spectrum, so enhancing spectral coverage
could improve the efficiency of light capture. Here, we show that a hybrid reaction centre …