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On the role of basic residues in adapting the reaction centre-LH1 complex for growth at elevated temperatures in purple bacteria.
Photosynthesis research - 1 Nov 2005
Watson Ashley J, Hughes Arwel V, Fyfe Paul K, Wakeham Marion C, Holden-Dye Kate, Heathcote Peter, Jones Michael R
Abstract excerpt
The purple photosynthetic bacterium Thermochromatium tepidum is a moderate thermophile, with a growth optimum of 48-50 degrees C. The X-ray crystal structure of the reaction centre from this organism has been determined, and compared with that from mesophilic bacteria such as Blastochloris viridis and Rhodobacter sphaeroides (Nogi T et al. (2000) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97: 13561-13566). Structural features that...
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