The Photosynthetic Reaction Center from the Purple Bacterium Rhodopseudomonas viridis

作者：J. Deisenhofer, Hartmut Michel · 发表于：Science · 年份：1989 · DOI：10.1126/science.245.4925.1463 · 被引用次数：674 · 研究领域：Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms、Photoreceptor and optogenetics research、Light effects on plants

The history and methods of membrane protein crystallization are described. The solution of the structure of the photosynthetic reaction center from the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas viridis is described, and the structure of this membrane protein complex is correlated with its function as a light-driven electron pump across the photosynthetic membrane. Conclusions about the structure of the photosystem II reaction center from plants are drawn, and aspects of membrane protein structure are discussed.