Abstract
Bacteriochlorophyll(Bchl)-protein complexes were isolated from a strictly aerobic and facultative methylotrophic bacterium Pseudomonas radiora strain MD-1. They were identified as the reaction center (RC)-B870 and the B870 complexes on the basis of their absorption spectra, light induced spectral changes and polypeptide compositions. The RC-B870 complex of this bacterium showed similar properties to those of typical purple photosynthetic bacteria, and contained c-type cytochrome which was oxidized upon illumination.
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Abbreviations
- Bchl:
-
bacteriochlorophyll
- RC:
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reaction center
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecylsulfate
- PAGE:
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polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
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Nishimura, Y., Mukasa, S., Iizuka, H. et al. Isolation and characterization of bacteriochlorophyll-protein complexes from an aerobic bacterium, Pseudomonas radiora . Arch. Microbiol. 152, 1–5 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00447002
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