Abstract
The discovery of the chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina in 1996 precipitated a shift in our understanding of oxygenic photosynthesis. The presence of the red-shifted chlorophyll d in the reaction centre of the photosystems of Acaryochloris has opened up new avenues of research on photosystem energetics and challenged the unique status of chlorophyll a in oxygenic photosynthesis. In this review, we detail the chemistry and role of chlorophyll d in photosynthesis and summarise the unique adaptations that have allowed the proliferation of Acaryochloris in diverse ecological niches around the world.
Abbreviations
- Acaryochloris :
-
Acaryochloris marina
- APC:
-
Allophycocyanin
- Chl:
-
Chlorophyll
- EPR:
-
Electron paramagnetic resonance
- ESE:
-
Electron spin echo
- FTIR:
-
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- ORF:
-
Open reading frame
- PBP:
-
Phycobiliprotein
- PC:
-
Phycocyanin
- PE:
-
Phycoerythrin
- PEC:
-
Phycoerythrocyanin
- Phe:
-
Pheophytin
- PS:
-
Photosystem
- QA :
-
The primary quinine electron acceptor of photosystem II
- YZ :
-
Redox-active tyrosine in photosystem II
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MC holds Australia Research Council Future Fellowship. YL thanks Ms Yaqiong Li for her helps for 16 s rDNA sequence alignment and phylogentic analysis.
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Loughlin, P., Lin, Y. & Chen, M. Chlorophyll d and Acaryochloris marina: current status. Photosynth Res 116, 277–293 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9829-y
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