The Orange Carotenoid Protein: a blue-green light photoactive protein

This review focuses on the Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) which is the first photoactive protein identified containing a carotenoid as the photoresponsive chromophore. This protein is essential for the triggering of a photoprotective mechanism in cyanobacteria which decreases the excess absorbed en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Photochemical & photobiological sciences 2013-01, Vol.12 (7), p.1135-1143
Hauptverfasser: Kirilovsky, Diana, Kerfeld, Cheryl A
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