title: Multiple types of 8-vinyl reductases for (bacterio)chlorophyll biosynthesis occur in many green sulfur bacteria.
abstract: Two 8-vinyl reductases, BciA and BciB, have been identified in chlorophototrophs. The bciA gene of Chlorobaculum tepidum was replaced with genes similar to bciB from other green sulfur bacteria. Pigment analyses of the complemented strains showed that the bciB homologs encode 8-vinyl reductases similar to those of cyanobacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Zhenfeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019414:Chlorobi / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls; D010088:Oxidoreductases