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Figure 7.
Figure 7. A model for the B820 subunit constructed using the LH1 a and b structures of this study and BChl a molecules. The structure of BChl a was adopted from the crystal structure of LH2 complex (PDB entry 1LGH) determined for Ps. molischianum. (a) Side view showing the BChl a alignment in the transmembrane helical domains and relative position of the N-terminal helix and loop of the a-polypeptide to the helical region of the b-polypeptide. (b) Top view of the structure in (a) from the C terminus showing the partial overlap between the two BChl a molecules colored in cyan.

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