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Oxyphotobacteria: antenna ring around photosystem I

Oxyphotobacteria: antenna ring around photosystem I
Oxyphotobacteria: antenna ring around photosystem I
The oceanic picoplankton Prochlorococcus - probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on our planet - can grow at great depths where light intensity is very low. We have found that the chlorophyll-binding proteins in a deep-living strain of this oxyphotobacterium form a ring around a trimer of the photosystem I (PS I) photosynthetic reaction centre, a clever arrangement that maximizes the capture of light energy in such dim conditions.
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Bibby, T.S.
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Nield, J.
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Partensky, F.
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Barber, J.
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Bibby, T.S.
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Nield, J.
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Partensky, F.
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Barber, J.
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Bibby, T.S., Nield, J., Partensky, F. and Barber, J. (2001) Oxyphotobacteria: antenna ring around photosystem I. Nature, 413 (6856), 590. (doi:10.1038/35098153).

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Abstract

The oceanic picoplankton Prochlorococcus - probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on our planet - can grow at great depths where light intensity is very low. We have found that the chlorophyll-binding proteins in a deep-living strain of this oxyphotobacterium form a ring around a trimer of the photosystem I (PS I) photosynthetic reaction centre, a clever arrangement that maximizes the capture of light energy in such dim conditions.

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Published date: 11 October 2001
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Local EPrints ID: 37563
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/37563
ISSN: 0028-0836
PURE UUID: 209d55a4-1eb1-47fe-9b77-ec6d728ab0af

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Date deposited: 23 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:59

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Author: T.S. Bibby
Author: J. Nield
Author: F. Partensky
Author: J. Barber

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