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In vitro reversible dehydration in C3-substituents of zinc chlorophyll analogs by BchF and BchV enzymes: Stereoselectivity and substrate specificity in the dehydration by Hirose, Mitsuaki, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Harada, Jiro, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…In the biosynthetic pathway of bacteriochlorophyll(BChl)-a/b/c/d/e molecules, BchF and BchV enzymes catalyze the hydration of a C3-vinyl to C3-1-hydroxyethyl…”
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Characterization of regioisomeric diterpenoid tails in bacteriochlorophylls produced by geranylgeranyl reductase from Halorhodospira halochloris and Blastochloris viridis by Hirose, Mitsuaki, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Harada, Jiro, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Geranylgeranyl reductase (GGR) encoded by the bchP gene catalyzes the reductions of three unsaturated C = C double bonds (C6 = C7, C10 = C11, and C14 = C15) in…”
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Stereoselective C3‐substituent modification and substrate channeling by oxidoreductase BchC in bacteriochlorophyll a biosynthesis by Teramura, Misato, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Harada, Jiro, Hirose, Mitsuaki, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…We report the in vitro activity of recombinant BchC oxidoreductase involved in bacteriochlorophyll a biosynthesis. BchC of Rhodobacter capsulatus…”
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Unusual features in the photosynthetic machinery of Halorhodospira halochloris DSM 1059 revealed by complete genome sequencing by Tsukatani, Yusuke, Hirose, Yuu, Harada, Jiro, Yonekawa, Chinatsu, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Halorhodospira halochloris is an anaerobic, halophilic, purple photosynthetic bacterium belonging to γ -Proteobacteria. H. halochloris is also characteristic…”
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A seventh bacterial chlorophyll driving a large light-harvesting antenna by Harada, Jiro, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Noguchi, Masato, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…The discovery of new chlorophyllous pigments would provide greater understanding of the mechanisms and evolution of photosynthesis. Bacteriochlorophyll f has…”
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Lycopene-Family Carotenoids Confer Thermostability on Photocomplexes from a New Thermophilic Purple Bacterium by Seto, Ryuta, Takaichi, Shinichi, Kurihara, Toshiyuki, Kishi, Rikako, Honda, Mai, Takenaka, Shinji, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Madigan, Michael T, Wang-Otomo, Zheng-Yu, Kimura, Yukihiro

“…Blastochloris tepida is a newly described thermophilic purple bacterium containing bacteriochlorophyll b. Using purified light-harvesting 1 reaction center…”
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Proteomic Time-Course Analysis of the Filamentous Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacterium, Chloroflexus aurantiacus, during the Transition from Respiration to Phototrophy by Kawai, Shigeru, Shimamura, Shigeru, Shimane, Yasuhiro, Tsukatani, Yusuke

“…Chloroflexus aurantiacus is a filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium that grows chemotrophically under oxic conditions and phototrophically under anoxic…”
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Chlorophyllide a oxidoreductase Preferentially Catalyzes 8‐Vinyl Reduction over B‐Ring Reduction of 8‐Vinyl Chlorophyllide a in the Late Steps of Bacteriochlorophyll Biosynthesis by Yamamoto, Haruki, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Tamiaki, Hitoshi, Kurisu, Genji, Fujita, Yuichi

“…Bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl) is an essential pigment for anoxygenic photosynthesis. In late steps of the BChl biosynthesis of Rhodobacter capsulatus, the C8…”
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Stereochemical conversion of C3‐vinyl group to 1‐hydroxyethyl group in bacteriochlorophyll c by the hydratases BchF and BchV: adaptation of green sulfur bacteria to limited‐light environments by Harada, Jiro, Teramura, Misato, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Yamamoto, Ken, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Summary Photosynthetic green sulfur bacteria inhabit anaerobic environments with very low‐light conditions. To adapt to such environments, these bacteria have…”
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Chlorophyllide a Oxidoreductase Works as One of the Divinyl Reductases Specifically Involved in Bacteriochlorophyll a Biosynthesis by Harada, Jiro, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Yokono, Makio, Tanaka, Ayumi, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Bacteriochlorophyll a is widely distributed among anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. In bacteriochlorophyll a biosynthesis, the reduction of the C8 vinyl…”
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Completion of biosynthetic pathways for bacteriochlorophyll g in Heliobacterium modesticaldum: The C8-ethylidene group formation by Tsukatani, Yusuke, Yamamoto, Haruki, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Fujita, Yuichi, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Heliobacteria have the simplest photosynthetic apparatus, i.e., a type-I reaction center lacking a peripheral light-harvesting complex. Bacteriochlorophyll…”
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Bacteriochlorophyll homolog compositions in the bchU mutants of green sulfur bacteria by Tsukatani, Yusuke, Harada, Jiro, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Chlorosomes of the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum limnaeum contain a large number of self-aggregated bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) e molecules. The ΔbchU…”
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An unexpectedly branched biosynthetic pathway for bacteriochlorophyll b capable of absorbing near-infrared light by Tsukatani, Yusuke, Yamamoto, Haruki, Harada, Jiro, Yoshitomi, Taichi, Nomata, Jiro, Kasahara, Masahiro, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Fujita, Yuichi, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…Chlorophyllous pigments are essential for photosynthesis. Bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) b has the characteristic C8-ethylidene group and therefore is the sole…”
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Allochromatium tepidum, sp. nov., a hot spring species of purple sulfur bacteria by Madigan, Michael T., Absher, Jill N., Mayers, Joseph E., Asao, Marie, Jung, Deborah O., Bender, Kelly S., Kempher, Megan L., Hayward, Mackenzie K., Sanguedolce, Sophia A., Brown, Abigail C., Takaichi, Shinichi, Kurokawa, Ken, Toyoda, Atsushi, Mori, Hiroshi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Wang-Otomo, Zheng-Yu, Ward, David M., Sattley, W. Matthew

“…We describe a new species of purple sulfur bacteria ( Chromatiaceae , anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria) isolated from a microbial mat in the sulfidic…”
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Rapid C8-vinyl reduction of divinyl-chlorophyllide a by BciA from Rhodobacter capsulatus by Azai, Chihiro, Kobayashi, Manami, Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Tamiaki, Hitoshi, Terauchi, Kazuki, Tsukatani, Yusuke

“…Divinyl-chlorophyllide a (DV-Chlide a) is a universal precursor for chlorophyll or bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis in all photosynthetic organisms. Previous…”
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Isolation and characterization of a new bacteriochlorophyll-c bearing a neopentyl substituent at the 8-position from the bciD-deletion mutant of the brown-colored green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum limnaeum by Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Harada, Jiro, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…We recently constructed the mutant of the brown-colored green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum limnaeum lacking BciD which was responsible for formation of a…”
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Absorption Linear Dichroism Measured Directly on a Single Light-Harvesting System: The Role of Disorder in Chlorosomes of Green Photosynthetic Bacteria by Furumaki, Shu, Vacha, Frantisek, Habuchi, Satoshi, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Bryant, Donald A, Vacha, Martin

“…Chlorosomes are light-harvesting antennae of photosynthetic bacteria containing large numbers of self-aggregated bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) molecules. They…”
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The 17-propionate esterifying variants of bacteriochlorophyll-a and bacteriopheophytin-a in purple photosynthetic bacteria by Mizoguchi, Tadashi, Isaji, Megumi, Harada, Jiro, Tsukatani, Yusuke, Tamiaki, Hitoshi

“…•Bacteriochlorophyll-a and bacteriopheophytin-a in purple bacteria were investigated.•Esterifying groups in 17-propionate residues of such chlorophylls were…”
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Blastochloris tepida, sp. nov., a thermophilic species of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing genus Blastochloris by Madigan, Michael T., Resnick, Sol M., Kempher, Megan L., Dohnalkova, Alice C., Takaichi, Shinichi, Wang-Otomo, Zheng-Yu, Toyoda, Atsushi, Kurokawa, Ken, Mori, Hiroshi, Tsukatani, Yusuke

“…A new taxon is created for the thermophilic purple nonsulfur bacterium previously designated as Rhodopseudomonas strain GI. Strain GI was isolated from a New…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Homodimeric Type-I Reaction Center Complex from Candidatus Chloracidobacterium thermophilum, an Aerobic Chlorophototroph by Tsukatani, Yusuke, Romberger, Steven P., Golbeck, John H., Bryant, Donald A.

“…The recently discovered thermophilic acidobacterium Candidatus Chloracidobacterium thermophilum is the first aerobic chlorophototroph that has a type-I,…”
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