A red-shifted chlorophyll.

Chen, M; Schliep, M; Willows, RD; Cai, Z-L; Neilan, BA; Scheer, H

A red-shifted chlorophyll.

Chen, M Schliep, M Willows, RD Cai, Z-L Neilan, BA Scheer, H

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Citation:: Science, 2010, 329 (5997), pp. 1318 - 1319
Issue Date:: 2010-09-10

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dc.contributor.author	Chen, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schliep, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Willows, RD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cai, Z-L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Neilan, BA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Scheer, H	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-09-10	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science, 2010, 329 (5997), pp. 1318 - 1319	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31234
dc.description.abstract	Chlorophylls are essential for light-harvesting and energy transduction in photosynthesis. Four chemically distinct varieties have been known for the past 60 years. Here we report isolation of a fifth, which we designate chlorophyll f. Its in vitro absorption (706 nanometers) and fluorescence (722 nanometers) maxima are red-shifted compared to all other chlorophylls from oxygenic phototrophs. On the basis of the optical, mass, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, we propose that chlorophyll f is [2-formyl]-chlorophyll a (C55H70O6N4Mg). This finding suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis can be extended further into the infrared region and may open associated bioenergy applications.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1126/science.1191127	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Science & Technology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cyanobacteria	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bacteriochlorophylls	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	RNA, Ribosomal, 16S	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Spectrometry, Fluorescence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Photosynthesis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Molecular Structure	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Genes, Bacterial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Genes, rRNA	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Molecular Sequence Data	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Western Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pigments, Biological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mass Spectrometry	en_US
dc.title	A red-shifted chlorophyll.	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5997	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	329	en_US
utslib.location.activity	United States	en_US
utslib.for	0607 Plant Biology	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	0602 Ecology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	5997	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	329	en_US

Abstract:

Chlorophylls are essential for light-harvesting and energy transduction in photosynthesis. Four chemically distinct varieties have been known for the past 60 years. Here we report isolation of a fifth, which we designate chlorophyll f. Its in vitro absorption (706 nanometers) and fluorescence (722 nanometers) maxima are red-shifted compared to all other chlorophylls from oxygenic phototrophs. On the basis of the optical, mass, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, we propose that chlorophyll f is [2-formyl]-chlorophyll a (C55H70O6N4Mg). This finding suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis can be extended further into the infrared region and may open associated bioenergy applications.

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