title: Dichroism of bacteriochlorophyll in chromatophores of photosynthetic bacteria.
abstract: The dichroism was measured in films of air-dried and, consequently, flattened chromatophores of Chromatium vinosum, Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides and Rhodospirillum rubrum. The values (deltaA/A) of dichroism in C. vinosum were found to be -1.05 at 590 nm and 0.75 in the near infrared region. The values of dichroism in R. sphaeroides were -0.70 at 590 nm and 0.80 at 870 nm. The values of dichroism in R. rubrum were -1.45 at 590 nm and 0.97 at 870 nm.
mesh_terms: D020130:Bacterial Chromatophores / Q000378:metabolism*; D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls / Q000378:metabolism; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002844:Chromatium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012247:Rhodospirillum rubrum / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls; D002734:Chlorophyll