title: The photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
abstract: Functional and ultrastructural studies have indicated that the components of the photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodobacter sphaeroides are highly organized. This organization favors rapid electron transfer that is unimpeded by reactant diffusion. The light-harvesting complexes only partially surround the photochemical reaction center, which ensures an efficient shuttling of quinones between the photochemical reaction center and the bc1 complex.
authors.affiliation: CEA/Cadarache-DSV, Département d'Ecophysiologie Végétale et Microbiologie, Laboratoire de Bioénergétique Cellulaire, 13108 Saint Paul lez Durance Cedex, France. avermeglio@cea.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verméglio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joliot
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport; D010788:Photosynthesis; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins