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The photosynthetic electron transport in most prototrophic bacteria is less complex than in cloroplasts of green plants (Fig. 1). Except for Cyanobacteria, pro-karyotic, phototrophic microorganisms possess only one photosystem and do not evolve oxygen (Fig. 2). The function and characteristics of some of the components presented in Figure 2 are still controversial. The photosynthetic unit which resides within the chromatophore membrane consists of a reaction center (P-870 for R. rubrum) in which the process of light-induced charge separation takes place, surrounded by light-harvesting pigments and the components for electron transport and phosphorylation (Hanselmann, 1977).
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Hanselmann, K.W., Beyeler, W., Pflugshaupt, C., Bachofen, R. (1979). Photophosphorylation with Chromatophore Membranes from Rhodospirillum Rubrum. In: Carafoli, E., Semenza, G. (eds) Membrane Biochemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67530-0_13
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