Figure 1
(a) Structure of the Rba. sphaeroides RC (PDB entry 3v3y). The L, M and H subunits are shown in green, yellow and red, respectively; (b) RC cofactors organized in two electron-transfer chains. PA and PB, bacteriochlorophyll dimer; BA and BB, bacteriochlorophyll monomers; HA and HB, bacteriopheophytins; QA, primary ubiquinone QB, secondary ubiquinone; SPH, spheroidene. |