Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
A gene expression system by a broad host range plasmid was established in the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum, which is a strictly anaerobic photosynthetic bacterium. Large-scale preparation of the homodimeric photosynthetic reaction center (RC) complex of green sulfur bacteria was easily achieved by over-expression of the His-tagged RC core-protein and its affinity purification.Electron transfer reactions in the green sulfur bacterial RC complex were observed by transient absorption spectroscopy from sub-nanosecond to millisecond time domains. The electron transfer pathway was affected by additives in the reaction solution; it was suggested that there is an unidentified cofactor serving as an alternate terminal electron acceptor of the normal iron-sulfur cluster in the green sulfur bacterial RC complex.
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All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (12 results)
PLoS ONE
Volume: 8(11) Issue: 11 Pages: e82345-e82345
10.1371/journal.pone.0082345