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Acidiphilium Rubrum and Zinc-Bacteriochlorophyll Part 2: Physicochemical Comparison of Zinc-Type Chlorophylls and Other Metallochlorophylls

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The chemical structure of the novel Zn-containing bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) found in A. rubrum [1] has been confirmed to be Zn-BChl a [2,3]. This incites us to compare the physicochemical properties of ZnBChl a with those of BChl a (Mg-BChl a) as well as metallobacteriochlorophylls (M-BChls) a and metallochlorophylls (M-Chls) a. Here we discuss the reason for the use of Zn as the central metal in A. rubrum, referring to such physicochemical behaviors of M-BChls a and M-Chls a as the absorption, fluorescence and redox potentials.

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Kobayashi, M. et al. (1998). Acidiphilium Rubrum and Zinc-Bacteriochlorophyll Part 2: Physicochemical Comparison of Zinc-Type Chlorophylls and Other Metallochlorophylls. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_172

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