Structures of Bacteriochlorophyll c’s in Chlorosomes from a New Thermophilic Bacterium <i>Chlorobium tepidum</i>

Abstract

Abstract A new thermophilic bacterium Chlorobium tepidum contained two major bacteriochlorophyll c components whose periphery substituent at 4-position was either an ethyl or a propyl group. Both components possessed ethyl groups at 5-position and the ester alkyl groups at 7-position were farnesyl groups.