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*[http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/M008238200v1.pdf Chlorophyll b Expressed in Cyanobacteria Functions as a Light-harvesting Antenna in Photosystem I through Flexibility of the Proteins] - This group expressed Chlorophyll B in Cyanobacteria and it incorporated itself into the photosystem! | |||
*Other iGEM projects | |||
**[http://2008.igem.org/Team:Hawaii/Project A BioBrick toolkit for cyanobacteria] - The team from Hawaii last year built some biobrick parts that work with Cyanobacteria | |||
==Questions/Discussion== | ==Questions/Discussion== |
Revision as of 14:13, 23 March 2009
Project Summary
Attempt to increase rate/efficiency of photosynthesis by expressing non-native photosynthetic pigments in cyanobacteria. Our theory is if we can expand the wavelengths that cyanobacteria can absorb, then it can photosynthesize faster/more efficiently.
Original Presentation: Increase Absorption Range for Photosynthesis
What We Know
What We Don't Know (but need to know)
Experiment Ideas
Important/Interesting Papers
- Chlorophyll b Expressed in Cyanobacteria Functions as a Light-harvesting Antenna in Photosystem I through Flexibility of the Proteins - This group expressed Chlorophyll B in Cyanobacteria and it incorporated itself into the photosystem!
- Other iGEM projects
- A BioBrick toolkit for cyanobacteria - The team from Hawaii last year built some biobrick parts that work with Cyanobacteria