LIGHT-HARVESTING MECHANISMS IN PURPLE PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA

The processes by which photosynthetic bacteria capture light and trans fer the energy to the reaction centre continue to be studied using an array of methodologies, both physical and biological. With the publica tion this year of the crystal structure of the LH2 complex from Rhodop seudomonas acidophila and the projection structure of the LH1 complex from Rhodospirillum rubrum, structural models now exist for all the co mponents in the bacterial photosynthetic apparatus.