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LHCI: The Antenna Complex of Photosystem I in Plants and Green Algae

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Photosystem I

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 24))

Abstract

In this chapter we summarize the results of reports published since 1979 on the Chl a/b-binding light-harvesting complex of PS I. In the first part of this chapter, we review the results that led to our current knowledge of the biochemical properties of the individual gene products constituting LHCI, in particular, the presence and distribution of red-shifted spectral forms and the idea that LHCI, different from LHCII, is organized into heterodimeric complexes.

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  1. Istituto di Biofisica, Consiglio Nazionale della Ricerche,, via Sommarive 18, Trento, 38100 Povo, Italy

    Roberta Croce

  2. Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Universit à di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, I-37134, Italy

    Tomas Morosinotto & Roberto Bassi

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Croce, R., Morosinotto, T., Bassi, R. (2006). LHCI: The Antenna Complex of Photosystem I in Plants and Green Algae. In: Golbeck, J.H. (eds) Photosystem I. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4256-0_10

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