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

Photosynthetic proteins power the biosphere. Reaction centres, light harvesting antenna
proteins and cytochrome b6f (or bc1) complexes are expressed at high levels, have been …

Integral membrane proteins often present daunting challenges for biophysical
characterization, a fundamental issue being how to select a surfactant that will optimally …

Solubilisation of biological lipid bilayer membranes for analysis of their protein complement
has traditionally been carried out using detergents, but there is increasing interest in the use …

Anionic lipids play a variety of key roles in biomembrane function, including providing the
immediate environment for the integral membrane proteins that catalyze photosynthetic and …

Understanding the mechanism behind the near-unity efficiency of primary electron transfer
in reaction centers is essential for designing performance-enhanced artificial solar …

The Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre is a relatively robust and tractable membrane
protein that has potential for exploitation in technological applications, including biohybrid …

The photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodobacter sphaeroides is comprised of three types of
pigment‐protein complex: the photochemical reaction centre and its attendant LH1 and LH2 …

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are emerging as a new class of green solvents with the
potential to replace organic solvents in several fundamental and applied processes. In this …

Revised Manuscript Received March 31, 1994® abstract: The temporal evolution of the near-
infrared stimulated emission band of the special pair excited state (P*) in the reaction center …