Journal of Physical Chemistry & Biophysics
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Abstract

Discovery of Chlorophyll d in Acaryochloris marina and Chlorophyll f in a Unicellular Cyanobacterium, Strain KC1, Isolated from Lake Biwa

Hideaki Miyashita, Satoshi Ohkubo, Hirohisa Komatsu, Yuhta Sorimachi, Daisuke Fukayama, Daiki Fujinuma, Shinya Akutsu and Masami Kobayashi

In this review, we described the biological characteristics of a cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina and a unicellular cyanobacterium strain KC1 and the possible photosynthetic systems of the cells based on the physicochemical properties of chlorophylls. Strain KC1 as well as Acaryochloris spp. in addition to Halomiclonema hongdechloris should contribute the understanding of photosynthesis utilizing far red light.