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Comparative analysis of the composition of two chlorophyll-b-containing light-harvesting complexes

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The major light-harvesting complexes fromMantoniella squamata (Prasinophyceae) and fromChlorella fusca (Chlorophyceae) were analyzed with respect to polypeptide composition and pigmentation. It was found that the polypeptides ofMantoniella are smaller than those ofChlorella and bind twice the amount of pigment. We assume that the amount of pigment per polypeptide is of ecological as well as of taxonomical importance.

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Abbreviations

Chl:

chlorophyll

LHC:

light-harvesting complex

Xan:

xanthophyll

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  1. Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Saarstrasse 21, D-6500, Mainz, Germany

    C. Wilhelm, I. Wiedemann & M. May

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Wilhelm, C., Wiedemann, I. & May, M. Comparative analysis of the composition of two chlorophyll-b-containing light-harvesting complexes. Planta 180, 456–457 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01160404

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