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Bacterial chromatophores have been isolated from a purple non-sulfur bacterium (Rhodopseudomonas capsulata) by sonication and immobilized within various supports. In each case, the activity yield after immobilization and the storage stability (under dark conditions at 4°C) have been determined. Some preliminary comparative experiments concerning the ATP production in a batch reactor are presented for native and immobilized chromatophores.
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Larreta Garde, V., Thomasset, B., Tanaka, A. et al. Comparative stabilization of biological photosystems by several immobilization procedures. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 11, 133–138 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00511250
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