Light harvesting in phototrophic bacteria: structure and function
RG Saer, RE Blankenship - Biochemical Journal, 2017 - portlandpress.com
This review serves as an introduction to the variety of light-harvesting (LH) structures present
in phototrophic prokaryotes. It provides an overview of the LH complexes of purple bacteria …
in phototrophic prokaryotes. It provides an overview of the LH complexes of purple bacteria …
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy uncovers mechanisms of light energy conversion in photosynthesis and sustainable energy materials
The invention of the laser in 1960 gave us the ruby laser, which generally produced chaotic
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
How nature designs light-harvesting antenna systems: design principles and functional realization in chlorophototrophic prokaryotes
Chlorophyll-based phototrophs, or chlorophototrophs, convert light energy into stored
chemical potential energy using two types of photochemical reaction center (RC), denoted …
chemical potential energy using two types of photochemical reaction center (RC), denoted …
Cryo-EM structure of the RC-LH core complex from an early branching photosynthetic prokaryote
Y **n, Y Shi, T Niu, Q Wang, W Niu, X Huang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Photosynthetic prokaryotes evolved diverse light-harvesting (LH) antennas to absorb
sunlight and transfer energy to reaction centers (RC). The filamentous anoxygenic …
sunlight and transfer energy to reaction centers (RC). The filamentous anoxygenic …
Augmenting light coverage for photosynthesis through YFP-enhanced charge separation at the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centre
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 …
could improve the efficiency of light capture. Here, we show that a hybrid reaction centre …
Biosynthesis of chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls in green bacteria
Green bacteria include chlorophototrophic members of the phyla Chlorobi, Chloroflexi, and
Acidobacteria and are defined by their use of chlorosomes for light-harvesting. Despite their …
Acidobacteria and are defined by their use of chlorosomes for light-harvesting. Despite their …
Subcellular pigment distribution is altered under far-red light acclimation in cyanobacteria that contain chlorophyll f
Abstract Far-Red Light (FRL) acclimation is a process that has been observed in
cyanobacteria and algae that can grow solely on light above 700 nm. The acclimation to …
cyanobacteria and algae that can grow solely on light above 700 nm. The acclimation to …
The C-terminus of PufX plays a key role in dimerisation and assembly of the reaction center light-harvesting 1 complex from Rhodobacter sphaeroides
P Qian, EC Martin, IW Ng, CN Hunter - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
In bacterial photosynthesis reaction center-light-harvesting 1 (RC-LH1) complexes trap
absorbed solar energy by generating a charge separated state. Subsequent electron and …
absorbed solar energy by generating a charge separated state. Subsequent electron and …
Native FMO-reaction center supercomplex in green sulfur bacteria: an electron microscopy study
Chlorobaculum tepidum is a representative of green sulfur bacteria, a group of anoxygenic
photoautotrophs that employ chlorosomes as the main light-harvesting structures …
photoautotrophs that employ chlorosomes as the main light-harvesting structures …
Preparation of Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells With the RC-LH Complex From Roseiflexus castenholzii
J Du, J **n, M Liu, X Zhang, H He, J Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Roseiflexus castenholzii is an ancient green non-sulfur bacteria that absorbs the solar
energy through bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) bound in the only light harvesting (LH) …
energy through bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) bound in the only light harvesting (LH) …