Early research on the role of plastocyanin in photosynthesis.
A review is presented of the early history of investigations into the function of the blue copper-protein plastocyanin in photosynthesis. The controversy or confusion that arose as to the function of plastoycanin in conjunction with cytochrome f and cytochrome c (6) is discussed and investigations contributing to the establishment of the role of plastocyanin as the mobile electron carrier between the Photosystem I reaction center complex and the cytochrome b (6)/f complex are described.
Katoh
Sakae
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Formerly with Department of Biology, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, 113-0033.