Chapter 10. Structure of the Light-Harvesting Complex II

  1. Prof. Dr. Petra Fromme
  1. Zhenfeng Liu1,
  2. Wenrui Chang2

Published Online: 5 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9783527623464.ch10

Book Title

Photosynthetic Protein Complexes: A Structural Approach

Photosynthetic Protein Complexes: A Structural Approach

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How to Cite

Liu, Z. and Chang, W. (2008) Structure of the Light-Harvesting Complex II, in Photosynthetic Protein Complexes: A Structural Approach (ed P. Fromme), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783527623464.ch10

Editor Information

  1. Arizona State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Main Campus Room PSC-307, PO Box 871604, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    California Institute of Technology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA

  2. 2

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 SEP 2008
  2. Published Print: 20 AUG 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527317301

Online ISBN: 9783527623464

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Keywords:

  • Carotenoids;
  • chlorophyll binding;
  • chlorophyll identity;
  • chlorophyll interactions;
  • crystal packing;
  • excitation energy transfer;
  • LHC-II in non-photochemical quenching;
  • LHC-II monomer;
  • LHC-II trimer;
  • LHC-II structure;
  • membrane protein crystal;
  • non-photochemical quenching

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Crystal Packing: A Novel Type of Membrane Protein Crystal

  • LHC-II Trimer and Monomer

  • Chlorophylls: Identity, Binding and Interactions

  • Carotenoids

  • Mechanism of Excitation Energy Transfer and the Role of LHC-II in Non-photochemical Quenching

  • Summary

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