Objective
The proposal aims to further our understanding of the structure and function of photosynthetic light-harvesting systems. To
this end six different European Laboratories in Amsterdam,
Sheffield, Glasgow, Umea, Leiden and Jyvaskyla will investigate the genetic, biochemical and biophysical properties of light harvesting complexes from photosynthetic bacteria. These
organisms are ideal for employing a combination of approaches: the construction of new mutant strains, the purification and crystallization of pigment-protein complexes, the analysis with advanced spectroscopic techniques and computer modelling. The results of this collaboration will provide an insight into the special interactions between pigments, proteins and membranes required for the unique efficiency of light energy capture by photosynthetic organisms.
Fields of science
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S10 2TN SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom