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Chemistry, Physical
Jiro Harada, Tadashi Mizoguchi, Yusuke Kinoshita, Ken Yamamoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki
Summary: The rare pigment 8-isobutyl-12-ethyl-([,][I,E])bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) c plays a key role in the study of chlorosomal self-aggregation structures, and a method was developed for large-scale production of these pigments. Mutants overexpressing C8(2)-methyltransferase BchQ were constructed to successfully synthesize C8-hyper-alkylated BChl c and BChl d in bacterial cells, which can contribute to the development of new chlorosomal models and antenna devices for artificial photosynthesis.
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Physical
Guillaume Tcherkez, Nicolas Papon
Summary: The recent study by Chen et al. describes the structure of photosynthetic reaction centers in a green sulfur bacterium, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of reaction centers to modern plant photosystems and the production of oxygen from water.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrei G. G. Yakovlev, Alexandra S. S. Taisova, Zoya G. G. Fetisova
Summary: The process of photosynthesis in Chloroflexus aurantiacus begins with the absorption of light by chlorosomes, which are peripheral antennas composed of bacteriochlorophyll c molecules. Excited states are formed in BChl c and the energy migrates towards the reaction center through the chlorosomes. Non-radiative electronic transitions occur during this energy migration process. The dynamics of exciton relaxation in Cfx. aurantiacus chlorosomes were studied using differential femtosecond spectroscopy, revealing characteristic times of 140, 220, and 320 fs for the exciton relaxation processes.
BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hao Xie, Alexandros Lyratzakis, Radhika Khera, Myrto Koutantou, Sonja Welsch, Hartmut Michel, Georgios Tsiotis
Summary: Light energy absorption and transfer play crucial roles in photosynthesis. The cryogenic electron microscopic structure of the intact FMO-RC apparatus from Chlorobaculum tepidum was determined at 2.5 angstrom resolution. The FMO-RC apparatus exhibits an asymmetric architecture and contains two FMO trimers with different interaction patterns with the RC core. This structure provides valuable insights into energy transfer and electron donation mechanisms in photosynthesis.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Masahiko Taniguchi, David F. Bocian, Dewey Holten, Jonathan S. Lindsey
Summary: This review assembles spectral traces and photophysical data derived from various synthetic chlorins to highlight the effects of molecular structure on spectral features and identify trends in absorption coefficient, fluorescence quantum yield, and singlet excited-state lifetime.
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Microbiology
Francesco Di Nezio, Clarisse Beney, Samuele Roman, Francesco Danza, Antoine Buetti-Dinh, Mauro Tonolla, Nicola Storelli
Summary: Meromictic lakes provide a stable anoxic environment for anaerobic microorganisms, with Lake Cadagno being a habitat for phototrophic sulfur bacteria contributing significantly to the lake's total productivity. Different populations of these bacteria display varying abilities in CO2 fixation through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis, showing substantial differences in activity and abundance.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ivan Kushkevych, Jiri Prochazka, Mario Gajdacs, Simon K. -M. R. Rittmann, Monika Vitezova
Summary: This paper discusses the two main types of bacterial photosynthesis: oxygenic and anoxygenic, focusing on the molecular mechanisms and physiological processes of purple and green sulfur bacteria. It also explores the molecular biotechnological perspectives of these phototrophic microorganisms.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Spectroscopy
Leyla Rohani, Hari P. Lamichhane, Gary Hastings
Summary: Fourier transform infrared difference spectra were used to study the electronic structure of PhQ in the QA protein binding site of purple bacterial reaction centers. QM/MM vibrational frequency calculations indicated that the pigment-protein interactions do not disrupt the electronic structure of PhQ- in the QA binding site. However, significant differences were observed between the vibrational properties of PhQ- in the QA and A1 binding sites, which could be attributed to changes in the degree of asymmetry of hydrogen bonding.
SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Shigeru Kawai, Shigeru Shimamura, Yasuhiro Shimane, Yusuke Tsukatani
Summary: In this study, a proteomic time-course analysis was performed to investigate the protein expression dynamics during the transition from respiratory to phototrophic growth mode in C. aurantiacus. The results revealed successful detection of proteins related to photosynthesis during the growing phases with increased optical densities and bacteriochlorophyll c contents. The combination of proteomics and pigment analysis suggested that the self-aggregation of bacteriochlorophyll c could occur prior to esterification.
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Engineering, Environmental
Qinghong Sui, Lanlan Liu, Lingyu Hu, Yujun Zhou, Jiansheng Li, Lixiang Zhou, Di Fang
Summary: This study compared the roles of S0-oxidizing bacteria (S0OB) and S0-reducing bacteria (S0RB) in releasing insoluble phosphorus from anaerobically digested sludge (ADS). The results showed that S0OB treatment extracted more phosphate from the sludge compared with S0RB treatment, but it also released a considerable amount of metal cations and negatively affected sludge dewaterability. Ultimately, 79.8wt% of phosphorus was recovered from ADS through S0OB extraction-CER purification-alkali neutralization-vivianite crystallization.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yang Xu-Yun, Chen Yong-Cong, Lu Wen-Bin, Zhu Xiao-Mei, Ao Ping
Summary: This paper explores the mechanism of energy transfer in photosynthesis. By introducing the dual properties of wave and particle of quantum mechanics, it is found that exciton-polaritons can act as intermediate states for energy transfer in light-harvesting pigments. The quantitative estimate shows that this mechanism can explain at least partly the high efficiency of photosynthesis.
ACTA PHYSICA SINICA
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Christopher J. Gisriel, Chihiro Azai, Tanai Cardona
Summary: Photosynthetic reaction centers are crucial for converting light into chemical energy on Earth, with substantial diversity among different phyla. The recent study on the RC from a green sulfur bacterium challenges the canonical view of RC classification, revealing novel research directions. Common themes of electron donation, involvement of unknown Ca2+ site, lipid molecule in axial ligation, structural similarities with photosystem II, and energy quenching in GsbRC provide important insights into RC evolution and diversity.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing-Hua Chen, Weiwei Wang, Chen Wang, Tingyun Kuang, Jian-Ren Shen, Xing Zhang
Summary: This study reports the structure of the photosynthetic reaction center complex (RCC) in green sulfur bacteria, which consists of a RC core, two FMO trimers, and two new subunits. The structure reveals a new bacteriochlorophyll and provides insights into the energy transfer network within this photosynthetic apparatus.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Altino Junior Mendes de Oliveira, Vytoria Piscitelli Cavalcanti, Filipe Almendagna Rodrigues, Vera Lucia dos Santos, Aline Daniela Lopes Julio, Yulimar Castro Molina, Moacir Pasqual, Adalvan Daniel Martins, Leo Fufato, Joyce Doria
Summary: The use of Azospirillum brasilense in strawberry cultivation can improve multiple characteristics of the plants and reduce the need for fertilizers.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Siwei Yu, Yifeng Xu, Chuanzhou Liang, Wenjing Lou, Lai Peng
Summary: This study investigated the impact of various spectral bands of an incandescent lamp on the growth, protein content, and enzyme activity of Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB). It was found that the full spectrum of the incandescent lamp was more favorable for PNSB cultivation compared to segmented spectral bands. Biomass and protein production under the infrared (IR) spectral band were slightly lower than the full spectrum, but significantly higher than the visible spectral bands. Enzymatic activities showed consistent trends with PNSB biomass, suggesting that spectral bands can affect PNSB growth through the Calvin cycle and photophosphorylation process.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takatoshi Fujita, Yuji Mochizuki
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Erik H. Horak, Morgan T. Rea, Kevin D. Heylman, David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, Semion K. Saikin, Blaise J. Thompson, Daniel D. Kohler, Kassandra A. Knapper, Wei Wei, Feng Pan, Padma Gopalan, John C. Wright, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Randall H. Goldsmith
Review
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Daniel P. Tabor, Loic M. Roch, Semion K. Saikin, Christoph Kreisbeck, Dennis Sheberla, Joseph H. Montoya, Shyam Dwaraknath, Muratahan Aykol, Carlos Ortiz, Hermann Tribukait, Carlos Amador-Bedolla, Christoph J. Brabec, Benji Maruyama, Kristin A. Persson, Alan Aspuru-Guzik
NATURE REVIEWS MATERIALS
(2018)
Editorial Material
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Semion K. Saikin, Christoph Kreisbeck, Dennis Sheberla, Jill S. Becker, A. Aspuru-Guzik
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DISCOVERY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Joel Yuen-Zhou, Semion K. Saikin, Vinod M. Menon
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel A. Hinton, James D. Ng, Jian Sun, Stephen Lee, Semion K. Saikin, Jenna Logsdon, David S. White, Angela N. Marquard, Andrew C. Cavell, Veronica K. Krasecki, Kassandra A. Knapper, Katherine M. Lupo, Michael R. Wasielewski, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Julie S. Biteen, Padma Gopalan, Randall H. Goldsmith
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bart Weijts, Edgar Gutierrez, Semion K. Saikin, Ararat J. Ablooglu, David Traver, Alex Groisman, Eugene Tkachenko
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Tanja Dimitrov, Christoph Kreisbeck, Jill S. Becker, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Semion K. Saikin
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2019)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
K. Chevrier, J. M. Benoit, C. Symonds, S. K. Saikin, J. Yuen-Zhou, J. Bellessa
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takatoshi Fujita, Yoshifumi Noguchi, Takeo Hoshi
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takatoshi Fujita, Yoshifumi Noguchi, Takeo Hoshi
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takatoshi Fujita, Yoshifumi Noguchi
Summary: The study introduces a fragment-based approach for calculating charged and neutral excited states in molecular systems, using the many-body Green's function method and the Bethe-Salpeter equation. By expanding the total irreducible polarizability on the basis of fragment molecular orbitals, accurate calculations of excited states are achieved. This approach provides an efficient and accurate method for calculating excited states in large molecular systems.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hai Bi, Michael Lobet, Semion K. Saikin, Yang Li, Chanyuan Huo, Jiahuang Jian, Xiaohong Wu, Joachim Reichert, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Eric Mazur
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Takatoshi Fujita, Yoshifumi Noguchi
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Chemistry, Physical
Takatoshi Fujita, Md. Khorshed Alam, Takeo Hoshi
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2018)