Chlorobium FMO antenna complex characterisation
Chlorobaculum FMO discovery
A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, lead by Robert Blankenship, has pioneered a new method of discovering protein orientation in living systems. By combining chemical labeling with mass spectroscopy, these scientists brought forth knowledge of the structure/function relationship of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) protein in Chlorobaculum tepidum. tepidum is a member of the Chlorobium bacteria and are closely related, yet distinct from, the Bacteroides phylum (2).
Characteristics of Green Sulfur Bacteria
Independent of light, life on earth would not exist. Biological photosynthesis is among the most important in-vivo reactions on the planet. Green Sulfur Bacteria are photosynthetic microbes that are capable of thriving in ecological regions that have extremely low levels of solar radiation.
Chlorobaculum tepidum Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) Antenna Protein
Introduction to the FMO protein
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(1)Washington University in St. Louis. "'Taco Shell' Protein: Orientation Of Antenna Protein In Photosynthetic Bacteria Described." ScienceDaily 9 April 2009. 12 April 2009 <http://www.sciencedaily.com¬ /releases/2009/04/090402171438.htm>.
(2)D.A. Bryant & N.-U. Frigaard (November 2006). "Prokaryotic photosynthesis and phototrophy illuminated". Trends Microbiol. 14 (11): 488. doi:10.1016/j.tim.2006.09.001
[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.
Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2009, Kenyon College.
