SpringerLink
Log in

The Light-Harvesting Complex of Photosystem I: Pigment Composition and Stoichiometry

  • Chapter
Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects

Abstract

Higher plants Photosystem I is composed of two moieties: the chlorophyll α/β-carotene core complex, binding the electron transfer components and the inner antenna and the peripheral antenna, LHCI. The latter is composed of at least 4 different Lhca proteins belonging to the Lhc protein family, binding Chl a, Chl b and several carotenoid species. It has been previously proposed that LHCI polypeptides are organised into two different heterodimers called LHCI-730 and LHCI-680 on the basis of their 77K fluorescence emission peaks (1), while 8 LHCI polipeptides could surround each core complex. In this study we have investigated the biochemical and spectroscopic properties of LHCI isolated by a new mild procedure.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Lam, E., Ortiz, W., Mayfield, S. and Malkin, R. (1984) Plant Physiol, 74, 650–655.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  2. Croce, R., Zucchelli, G., Garlaschi, and Jennings, R.C. (1998) Submitted.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Gilmore, A.M. and Yamamoto, FLY. (1991) J. Chromatograpy, 543, 137–145.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Hirs, C.H.W. (1967) Methods Enzymol., 11, 325–329.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Dainese, P., Hoyer-hansen, G. and Bassi R. (1990) Photochem.Photobiol. 51, 693–703

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Peter, J.F. and Thornber, J.P. (1991) Methods in Plant Biochem., 5, 195–210.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Pagano, A., Cinque, G.F, and Bassi, R. (1998) J. Biol. Chem., 273, 17154–17165.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Schmid, V.H.R., Cammarata, KN., Burns, B.U. and Schmidt, G.W. (1997) PNAS, 94, 7667–7672.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  9. Zhang, H., Goodman, H.M. and Jansson, S. (1997) Plant Physiol., 115, 1525–1531.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Facolta’ di Scienze MM.FF.NN, Universita’ di Verona, Strada Le Grazie, 37134, Verona, Italy

    Roberta Croce & Roberto Bassi

Authors
  1. Roberta Croce
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Roberto Bassi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Biological Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary

    G. Garab

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Croce, R., Bassi, R. (1998). The Light-Harvesting Complex of Photosystem I: Pigment Composition and Stoichiometry. In: Garab, G. (eds) Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_100

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_100

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-7923-5547-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-011-3953-3

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation