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Table 2 Pigment composition of monomeric Lhcb (from WT and lut2.1) and trimeric LHCII (from WT).

From: Lutein is needed for efficient chlorophyll triplet quenching in the major LHCII antenna complex of higher plants and effective photoprotection in vivounder strong light

 

Chl a/b

Chl/Car

Neo

Viola

Anthera

Lute

Zea

beta-Car

WT – band 2

1.8 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.1

5.9 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.1

nd

10.5 ± 0.4

nd

nd

WT – band 3

1.5 ± 0.1

3.8 ± 0.1

5.9 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.1

nd

10.7 ± 0.4

nd

nd

lut2.1 – band 2

1.5 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

9.8 ± 0.1

10.5 ± 0.1

3.2 ± 0.1

nd

1.1 ± 0.1

nd

  1. Bands 2 and 3 were isolated from solubilized thylakoid membranes by sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. Data are normalized to 100 Chl a+b, and they are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3. nd, not detected.
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BMC Plant Biology

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