Probing the binding site of 800-nm bacteriochlorophyll in the membrane-linked LH2 protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus by local unfolding and chemical modification: Evidence for the involvement of a βHis20 residue

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2792-2800

  Buche, A ^a   Ellis, G ^b   Ramirez, J M ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll; Light harvesting complex; Red shift; Rhodobacter capsulatus

Indexed keywords

ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; GUANIDINE; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; PROTEIN LH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ACIDITY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; TITRIMETRY;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GUANIDINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMIDAZOLES; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; UREA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0034826996     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02026.x     Document Type: Article

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