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Many chromophore molecules, such as bacteriochlorophylls, bacteriopheophytins and quinones, are arranged in Reaction Centers with a relevant distance and energy status such as to ensure unidirectional electron transfer. Therefore even a single Reaction Center is a sophisticated molecular device suitable for technological approaches.
The structures and functions of the photosynthetic proteins differ in photosynthetic organisms at various evolutionary stages, allowing their exploitation in various technological applications.
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Giardi, M.T., Esposito, D., Torzillo, G. (2006). Comparison of Photosynthetic Organisms at Various Evolutionary Stages for Protein Biochips. In: Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36672-2_8
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