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Pigment Organization in Diatom Chloroplasts Explained

Explore the intricate organization of pigments in diatom chloroplasts including chloroplast lamella, thylakoid membrane, and PS thylakoid complexes. Learn about LH trimers and the role of carotenoids in light harvesting. Visit the link for more details.

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Pigment Organization in Diatom Chloroplasts Explained

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  1. 4. organization of pigments

  2. Diatom chloroplasts

  3. Chloroplast lamella

  4. thylakoid membrane

  5. PS thylakoid complexes http://www.bio.ic.ac.uk/research/barber/index.html

  6. organization of many LH trimers around reaction center (PS II) Lui et al., 2004

  7. 3 monomers = 1 trimergreen: chl ablue: chl byellow/orange: PS carotenoidsmagenta: PP carotenoids Lui et al., 2004

  8. recent electron density mapping shows the organization of pigments in fundamental light harvesting complexes (monomeric LHC-II; Lui et al., 2004, Nature 428: 287ff for spinach LHC-II) protein backbone

  9. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/library/photo/ Chlorophyll a www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/projects/ steer/cloroads.gif

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