Article
Partial symmetrization of the photosynthetic reaction center.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 15 Jun 1990
Robles S J, Breton J, Youvan D C
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial photosynthetic reaction center (RC) is a pigmented intrinsic membrane protein that performs the primary charge separation event of photosynthesis, thereby converting light to chemical energy. The RC pigments are bound primarily by two homologous peptides, the L and M subunits, each containing five transmembrane helices. These alpha helices and pigments are arranged in an approximate C2 symmetry and...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cloning, Molecular
- Electron Transport
- Macromolecular Substances
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Molecular Structure
- Mutation
- Photosynthesis
- Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins
- Protein Conformation