Self-assembling peptide detergents stabilize isolated photosystem ion a dry surface for an extended time.

We used a class of designed peptide detergents to stabilize photosystem I (PS-I) upon extended drying under N2 on a gold-coated-Ni-NTA glass surface. PS-I is a chlorophyll-containing membrane protein complex that is the primary reducer of ferredoxin and the electron acceptor of plastocyanin. We isol...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030230