ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES II(LHC-II) IN THE ABSENCE OF LUTEIN - A STUDY ON THE ALPHA-CAROTENOID-FREE MUTANT C-2A'-34 OF THE GREEN-ALGA SCENEDESMUS-OBLIQUUS

Authors
HEINZE I PFUNDEL E HUHN M DAU H
Citation
I. Heinze et al., ASSEMBLY OF LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEXES II(LHC-II) IN THE ABSENCE OF LUTEIN - A STUDY ON THE ALPHA-CAROTENOID-FREE MUTANT C-2A'-34 OF THE GREEN-ALGA SCENEDESMUS-OBLIQUUS, Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1320(2), 1997, pp. 188-194
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biophysics
Journal title
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00052728
Volume
1320
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
188 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-2728(1997)1320:2<188:AOLCII>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Stable assembly of the major LHC-II proteins (22, 26 kDa) is inhibited in the alpha-carotenoid-free mutant C-2A'-34 of the green alga Scened esmus obliquus, whereas other LHC-II proteins (22, 23, 29 kDa) seem to be not affected. We conclude that lutein is essential for assembly of the major LHC-II proteins of S. obliquus, but not for assembly of the minor LHC-II proteins. It is proposed that in the minor LHC-II protei ns lutein is replaced by violaxanthin, zeaxanthin and antheraxanthin.