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The Photosynthetic Reaction Center from the Purple Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas Viridis: Relation of Structure and Function

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Part of the book series: The Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry ((JSQC,volume 22))

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The structure of the photosynthetic reaction centre from the purple bacterium Rhodopseudomonas viridis is described as determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis at 2.3 Åresolution. The most prominent feature is the basically symmetric architecture of the structure, which contains two nearly equivalent branches for the electron transfer across the membrane. Possible reasons for the use of only one pigment branch in the electron transfer are discussed.

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  1. Abteilung Molekulare Membranbiologie, Max-Planck-Institut fuer Biophysik, Heinrich-Hoffmann-Str. 7, D-6000, Frankfurt/M 71, West Germany

    H. Michel

  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75235, USA

    J. Deisenhofer

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Tel-Aviv, Israel

    J. Jortner

  2. Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique (Fondation Edmond de Rothschild), Paris, France

    B. Pullman

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Michel, H., Deisenhofer, J. (1990). The Photosynthetic Reaction Center from the Purple Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas Viridis: Relation of Structure and Function. In: Jortner, J., Pullman, B. (eds) Perspectives in Photosynthesis. The Jerusalem Symposia on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemistry, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0489-7_1

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