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REVIEW

Novel chlorophylls and new directions in photosynthesis research

Yaqiong Li A and Min Chen A B
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A School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: min.chen@sydney.edu.au

This review originates from the Peter Goldacre Award 2013 of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists that was received by the second author.

Functional Plant Biology 42(6) 493-501 https://doi.org/10.1071/FP14350
Submitted: 12 December 2014  Accepted: 6 February 2015   Published: 6 March 2015

Abstract

Chlorophyll d and chlorophyll f are red-shifted chlorophylls, because their Qy absorption bands are significantly red-shifted compared with chlorophyll a. The red-shifted chlorophylls broaden the light absorption region further into far red light. The presence of red-shifted chlorophylls in photosynthetic systems has opened up new possibilities of research on photosystem energetics and challenged the unique status of chlorophyll a in oxygenic photosynthesis. In this review, we report on the chemistry and function of red-shifted chlorophylls in photosynthesis and summarise the unique adaptations that have allowed the proliferation of chlorophyll d- and chlorophyll f-containing organisms in diverse ecological niches around the world.

Additional keywords: Acaryochloris, chlorophyll d, chlorophyll f, cyanobacteria, hongdechloris, photosynthesis.


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