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Eric C. Niederhoffer, Ph.D.

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Photosynthetic reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides under light (1aig) and dark (1aij) conditions

The iron lies towards the cytoplasmic side and the bacteriochlorophyll dimer lies towards the periplasmic side of the membrane.

Stowell, M. H. B., T. M. McPhillips, D. C. Rees, S. M. Soltis, E. Abresch, and G. Feher. 1997. Light-induced structural changes in photosynthetic reaction center: implications for mechanism of electron-proton transfer. Science 276:812-816.

Photosynthetic reaction center (1aig) light

Photosynthetic reaction center (1aij) dark

Active Site View

  • Push the button  to observe the following residues within 3.0 Å of the iron center along with the bacteriochlorophyll dimer and two ubiquinones and bacteropheophytin molecules:
Glu234, His190, His219, His230, His266

Push button  for Original View

Active Site View

  • Push the button  to observe the following residues within 3.0 Å of the iron center along with the bacteriochlorophyll dimer and two ubiquinones and bacteropheophytin molecules:
Glu234, His190, His219, His230, His266

Push button  for Original View

 

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