Reconstitution of chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complexes: Xanthophyll-dependent assembly and energy transfer
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- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 84 (1) , 146-150
Abstract
A method for in vitro reconstitution of the chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complex from LiDodSO 4 /heat-denatured or acetone-extracted photosynthetic membranes has been developed. Characterization of the minimum components necessary for the functional organization of pigments in these membrane complexes reveals that xanthophylls are essential structural components.Keywords
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