Discovery of natural photosynthesis using Zn-containing bacteriochlorophyll in an aerobic bacterium Acidiphilium rubrum

被引:143
作者
Wakao, N
Yokoi, N
Isoyama, N
Hiraishi, A
Shimada, K
Kobayashi, M
Kise, H
Iwaki, M
Itoh, S
Takaichi, S
Sakurai, Y
机构
[1] KONISHI CO,LAB ENVIRONM BIOTECHNOL,TOKYO 130,JAPAN
[2] TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIV,DEPT BIOL,TOKYO 19203,JAPAN
[3] UNIV TSUKUBA,INST SCI MAT,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
[4] NATL INST BASIC BIOL,OKAZAKI,AICHI 444,JAPAN
[5] NIPPON MED COLL,BIOL LAB,KAWASAKI,KANAGAWA 211,JAPAN
关键词
bacteriochlorophyll; chlorophyll; electron transfer; photosynthesis; photosynthetic bacteria; reaction center;
D O I
10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029029
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
We discovered natural photosynthesis using Zn-containing bacteriochlorophyll a in an acidophilic bacterium Acidiphilium rubrum. Chemical analysis of the cell extracts gave a 13:2:1 molar ratio of Zn-bacteriochlorophyll a: Mg-bacteriochlorophyll a: bacteriopheophytin a. Most of the pigments are associated with fully active reaction center and light-harvesting complexes analogous to those in purple photosynthetic bacteria. The finding indicates an unexpectedly wide variability of photosynthesis.
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页码:889 / 893
页数:5
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