Reconstitution of chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complexes: Xanthophyll-dependent assembly and energy transfer.
A method for in vitro reconstitution of the chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complex from LiDodSO(4)/heat-denatured or acetone-extracted photosynthetic membranes has been developed. Characterization of the minimum components necessary for the functional organization of pigments in these membrane complexes reveals that xanthophylls are essential structural components.
Botany Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
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