Chlorophyll2020
Quest for minor but key chlorophyll molecules in photosynthetic reaction centers - unusual pigment composition in the reaction centers of the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina.
Photosynthesis research
confidence
Key findings
Review of minor pigments in photosynthesis; found chlorophyll a, chlorophyll d', and pheophytin a as minor pigments in A. marina. No clinical/biological endpoints.
View source on PubMed (PMID 16228548) ↗
- Population
- Acaryochloris marina (cyanobacterium)
- Blinding
- not_reported
- Controls
- not_reported
- Drug class
- porphyrin pigment
Full abstract
A short overview, based on our own findings, is given of the minor pigments that function as key components in photosynthesis. Recently, we found the presence of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll d' and pheophytin a as minor pigments in the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina.