Role of Allophycocyanin as Light-Harvesting Pigment in Cyanobacteria
| Autor: | G. Cohen-Bazire, C. Lemasson, N. T. D. Marsac |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
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Biological Sciences: Microbiology
Cyanobacteria Chlorophyll a Multidisciplinary Allophycocyanin biology Phycobiliprotein macromolecular substances biology.organism_classification Photosynthesis chemistry.chemical_compound Pigment chemistry visual_art Phycocyanin Botany visual_art.visual_art_medium biology.protein Biophysics Phycoerythrin |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 70:3130-3133 |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.70.11.3130 |
| Popis: | Photosynthetic action spectra of several cyanobacteria show a peak at about 650 nm, the height of which is correlated with allophycocyanin content in the strains examined. Allophycocyanin harvests light more efficiently than do phycocyanin and phycoerythrin. The contribution of chlorophyll a absorption to photosynthetic activity is barely detectable in cells of normal pigment composition. Chlorophyll a becomes the major light-harvesting pigment in cells that have been physiologically depleted of phycobiliproteins. |
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