Open AccessFunctional roles of the hexamer structure of C‐phycocyanin revealed by calculation of absorption wavelength
Author(s) -
Kikuchi Hiroto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
febs open bio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.718
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2211-5463
DOI - 10.1002/2211-5463.13038
Subject(s) - random hexamer , trimer , phycobilisome , crystallography , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , wavelength , phycocyanin , materials science , photochemistry , optoelectronics , biology , cyanobacteria , organic chemistry , dimer , bacteria , composite material , genetics
The phycocyanin trimer structure is the basic building block of the rod of phycobilisome (PBS). However, PBS is composed of one higher hierarchical structure, a unit of hexamer structure that combines two trimers. In this study, we clarify the functional role of the hexamer structure from the viewpoint of light absorption properties and energy transfer of chromophore β155.