Studies on bacterial chromatophores I. Reversible disturbance of transfer of electronic excitation energy between bacteriochlorophyll-types in chromatium

Abstract

Desocycholate affects the transfer of excitation energy between bacteriochlorophyll-types in Chromatium chromatophores. It is suggested, that the detergent fragments the chromatophore into subunits and subsequenyly disturbs the spatial arrangement of these bacteriochlorophyll-types.