Proteoliposomes as energy transferring nanomaterials: enhancing the spectral range of light-harvesting proteins using lipid-linked chromophores

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Hancock, Ashley M, Meredith, Sophie A, Connell, Simon D A, Jeuken, Lars J C, Adams, Peter G
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 25.04.2019
• Subjects: Chlorophyll; Chromophores; Light-harvesting complex; Light-harvesting proteins; Lipid membranes; Lipids; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Proteins; Self-assembly

Biology provides a suite of optically-active nanomaterials in the form of 'light harvesting' protein-chlorophyll complexes, however, these have drawbacks including their limited spectral range. We report the generation of model lipid membranes (proteoliposomes) incorporating the photosynth...