title: Evolution of cytochromes and photosynthesis.
abstract: The following is an outline of the direction of research into the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis as revealed by the study of cytochromes c. Determination of the numbers of kinds of cytochromes, their structures, their functional roles, and their distribution are the principal kinds of data being collected and analyzed. A hypothesis on the origin of photosynthesis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D004579:Electron Transport; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010788:Photosynthesis; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins