Cyanobacteria and red-algae share a common light-harvesting complex which is different
than all other complexes that serve as photosynthetic antennas–the Phycobilisome (PBS) …

In photosynthetic organisms, the production of dangerous oxygen species is stimulated
under high irradiance. To cope with this stress, these organisms have evolved …

Phycobilisome (PBS) structures are elaborate antennae in cyanobacteria and red algae,.
These large protein complexes capture incident sunlight and transfer the energy through a …

Phycobilisomes (PBS) are the major light-harvesting machineries for photosynthesis in
cyanobacteria and red algae and they have a hierarchical structure of a core and peripheral …

Under high irradiance, light becomes dangerous for photosynthetic organisms and they
must protect themselves. Cyanobacteria have developed a simple mechanism, involving a …

The orange carotenoid protein (OCP) is a two-domain photoactive protein that noncovalently
binds an echinenone (ECN) carotenoid and mediates photoprotection in cyanobacteria. In …

This review serves as an introduction to the variety of light-harvesting (LH) structures present
in phototrophic prokaryotes. It provides an overview of the LH complexes of purple bacteria …

Photosynthetic light harvesting exhibits near-unity quantum efficiency. The high efficiency is
achieved through a series of energy and charge transfer steps within a network of pigment …

Contents Summary 937 I. Introduction 937 II. The structure of the OCP 938 III. OCP function
939 IV. Distribution of OCPs, FRP and domains in cyanobacteria 943 V. Carotenoid–protein …

The natural pigment astaxanthin is widely used in aquaculture, pharmaceutical,
nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries due to superior antioxidant properties. The green alga …