| Literature DB >> 8107845 |
W Kühlbrandt1, D N Wang, Y Fujiyoshi.
Abstract
The structure of the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complex, an integral membrane protein, has been determined at 3.4 A resolution by electron crystallography of two-dimensional crystals. Two of the three membrane-spanning alpha-helices are held together by ion pairs formed by charged residues that also serve as chlorophyll ligands. In the centre of the complex, chlorophyll a is in close contact with chlorophyll b for rapid energy transfer, and with two carotenoids that prevent the formation of toxic singlet oxygen.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8107845 DOI: 10.1038/367614a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962