Molecular Biology of the Photoregulation of Photosynthetic Light- Harvesting Complexes in Marine Dinoflagellates
Abstract
Our goal is to continue to use biotechnological techniques to study the genetic bases of light- and nutrient-regulation of photosynthetic light- harvesting complexes in marine dinoflagellates. We chose the peridinin- chlorophyll a-protein (PCP) complexes of dinoflagellates as a model system for proposed genetic analyses. Since these phytoplankton are a spectral representative of the large group of marine algae whose light-harvesting components are dominated by blue-light absorbing xanthophylls. knowledge gained through study of the PCP system may also provide insights into the closely related fucoxanthin-system of diatoms, chrysophytes and brown algae.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 04, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA236623
Entities
People
- Barbara B. Prezelin
- Edward L. Triplett
Organizations
- University of California, Santa Barbara