Reaction Centers of Photosynthetic Bacteria Feldafing-II-Meeting [Paperback]

Reaction Centers of Photosynthetic Bacteria is an updated record on the most recent insight into the struc- ture/function relationship of reaction centers from photosynthetic bacteria. It addresses in particular, interactions and dynamics which determine the ultra-high quantum yield of photoinduced charge separation in these energy-transforming molecular machines. Of particular interest is the still controversial issue of the primary charge separation mechanism as well as the effects of well-defined modifications, introduced either by mutagenic replacements in the protein matrix or by chemical exchange of reaction center pigments. Also described are the methods used for the characterization of interactions and dynamics important for electron transfer processes in the reaction center.Reaction Centers of Photosynthetic Bacteria is an updated record on the most recent insight into the struc- ture/function relationship of reaction centers from photosynthetic bacteria. It addresses in particular, interactions and dynamics which determine the ultra-high quantum yield of photoinduced charge separation in these energy-transforming molecular machines. Of particular interest is the still controversial issue of the primary charge separation mechanism as well as the effects of well-defined modifications, introduced either by mutagenic replacements in the protein matrix or by chemical exchange of reaction center pigments. Also described are the methods used for the characterization of interactions and dynamics important for electron transfer processes in the reaction center.I Native Reaction Centers: Structure and Spectroscopy.- Reaction Center from Wild Type Y Rhodobacter sphaeroides: Primary Structure of the L and M Subunits; Carotenoid and Detergent Structures in the Three-Dimensional Crystals.- Probing Reaction Center Asymmetry Using Low Temperature Absorption Spectroscopy of Rhodobacter sphaeroides Reaction Centers Containing Bacteriophló½