title: [Progress on pigment-protein complexes from anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria--a review].
abstract: Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria have evolved highly efficient systems-membrane-located pigment-protein complexes which can convert sunlight into chemical energy that they can use and also benefit other organisms. More and more attentions have been paid to pigment-protein complexes of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in recent years. We summarized the current opinions in the pigment-protein complexes from anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria, including their chemical compositions, crystal structures and functions, homology of protein sequence. In particular, we depicted the novel light-harvesting complexes namely LH3 and LH4. The problems and prospects about the pigment-protein complexes have also been addressed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China. yangsuping@sxu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Suping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jiangyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Chungui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yinbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010788:Photosynthesis; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D010100:Oxygen