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Rru_A0629 - geranylgeranyl reductase

Rhodospirillum rubrum ATCC 11170

Qian, P. et al.

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Disease relevance of Rru_A0629

Introduction of the bchP gene from Rhodobacter sphaeroides encoding geranylgeranyl reductase into Rhodospirillum rubrum alters the esterification of the bacteriochlorophylls so that phytol is used instead of geranylgeraniol [1].

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A reaction center-light-harvesting 1 complex (RC-LH1) from a Rhodospirillum rubrum mutant with altered esterifying pigments: characterization by optical spectroscopy and cryo-electron microscopy. Qian, P., Addlesee, H.A., Ruban, A.V., Wang, P., Bullough, P.A., Hunter, C.N. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]

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