Diameter of cytochrome bc1 dimer

Value 80 Angstrom
Organism Bacteria Rhodobacter capsulatus
Reference Mascle-Allemand C, Lavergne J, Bernadac A, Sturgis JN. Organisation and function of the Phaeospirillum molischianum photosynthetic apparatus. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Dec1777(12):1552-9PubMed ID18948077
Primary Source Berry EA, Huang LS, Saechao LK, Pon NG, Valkova-Valchanova M, Daldal F. X-Ray Structure of Rhodobacter Capsulatus Cytochrome bc (1): Comparison with its Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Counterparts. Photosynth Res. 2004 81(3):251-75.PubMed ID16034531
Method (primary source) Researchers present a preliminary X-ray structure of Rhodobacter capsulatus cyt bc (1) at 3.8 A and compare it to the available structures of its homologues from mitochondria and chloroplast.
Comments The canonical photosynthetic apparatus contains the cytochrome bc1 complex and the F1F0-ATP-synthase.
Entered by Uri M
ID 104481