A Novel Mode of Photoprotection Mediated by a Cysteine Residue in the Chlorophyll Protein IsiA

oleh: Hui-Yuan Steven Chen, Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki, Anindita Bandyopadhyay, Sandeep Biswas, Himadri B. Pakrasi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: American Society for Microbiology 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

Cyanobacteria, oxygenic photosynthetic microbes, constantly experience varying light regimes. Light intensities higher than those that saturate the photosynthetic capacity of the organism often lead to redox damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and often cell death.