Biohybrid LH1-RC (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Biohybrid LH1-RC

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The biohybrid LH1-RC system features a light-harvesting apparatus (B875) that transfers energy to photocurrent-generating components. By covalently linking external chromophores to the LH1-RC system, a team of researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology successfully expanded the absorbance spectrum of the protein complex's light-harvesting apparatus, thus allowing it to convert a broader range of light wavelengths into chemical energy.

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Image credit: Takehisa Dewa from Nagoya Institute of Technology

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