| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2052406 | FEBS Letters | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The secondary electron acceptor of photosystem (PS) I in the cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421 was identified as menaquinone-4 (MQ-4) by comparing high performance liquid chromatograms and absorption spectra with an authentic compound. The MQ-4 content was estimated to be two molecules per one molecule of chlorophyll (Chl) a′, a constituent of P700. Comparative genomic analyses showed that six of eight men genes, encoding phylloquinone/MQ biosynthetic enzymes, are missing from the G. violaceus genome. Since G. violaceus clearly synthesizes MQ-4, the combined results indicate that this cyanobacterium must have a novel pathway for the synthesis of 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.
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Authors
Mamoru Mimuro, Tohru Tsuchiya, Hidetoshi Inoue, Yumiko Sakuragi, Yuka Itoh, Takanori Gotoh, Hideaki Miyashita, Donald A. Bryant, Masami Kobayashi,