Abstract
Three types of membranes were separated from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6714 by mechanical disruption and density gradient centrifugation. Orange-colored membranes contained xanthophylls but little β-carotene or chlorophyll a, green-colored membranes contained chlorophyll a, β-carotene and xanthophylls, and another type of orange-colored membranes contained unknown xanthophylls. These membrane preparations were similar to those from Anacystis nidulans in pigmentation and buoyant density and were identified as purified preparations of the cytoplasmic membranes, thylakoid membranes and cell walls of Synechocystis PCC 6714, respectively.
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Abbreviations
- SDS:
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate
- Tes:
-
N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
- TLC:
-
thin-layer chromatography
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Omata, T., Murata, N. Isolation and characterization of three types of membranes from the cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) Synechocystis PCC 6714. Arch. Microbiol. 139, 113–116 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00401984
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