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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > enzymes > multienzyme complexes > light harvesting complex
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > enzymes > multienzyme complexes > light harvesting complex
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > multiprotein complexes > multienzyme complexes > light harvesting complex
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > multiprotein complexes > multienzyme complexes > light harvesting complex
Preferred Term:

light harvesting complex

Definition:
A pigment-protein complex that harvests light energy and converts it to exciton energy that can migrate to the photosynthetic reaction center where photosynthesis occurs. The light is absorbed by pigment molecules (e.g., chlorophyll, bacteriochlorophyll, carotenoids, phycobilin) that are attached to the protein.
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Broader Concept:
multienzyme complexes
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Entry Terms:
  • light harvesting complex 1
  • light-harvesting antenna complexes
  • chlorophyll antenna
  • chlorophyll antennae
  • light-harvesting antenna systems
  • light harvesting complex 2
  • light-harvesting antenna proteins
  • light-harvesting antenna complex
  • light-harvesting center
  • light harvesting antennae
  • light harvesting complex II
  • light harvesting complex I
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50030
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