A MODEL FOR THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS OF PURPLE BACTERIA

Authors
PAPIZ MZ PRINCE SM HAWTHORNTHWAITELAWLESS AM MCDERMOTT G FREER AA ISAACS NW COGDELL RJ
Citation
Mz. Papiz et al., A MODEL FOR THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS OF PURPLE BACTERIA, Trends in plant science, 1(6), 1996, pp. 198-206
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Trends in plant science → ACNP
ISSN journal
13601385
Volume
1
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
198 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-1385(1996)1:6<198:AMFTPA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The photosynthetic apparatus of purple bacteria is composed of light-h arvesting complexes and reaction centres. Recent work on the structure s of light-harvesting complexes combined with existing knowledge of th e structure of the reaction centre now makes it feasible, for the firs t time, to model the entire photosynthetic apparatus. Questions can be asked about the functional implications of such a model in the light of the most recent spectroscopic data.