Molecular mechanisms of spectral extension in photosynthesis: the substitution and formation of the novel pigment chlorophyll d

该项目建立在新型叶绿素的新发现以及它们的光谱特性如何在光合细菌中得到微调的基础上。我们将集中于关键的光色素，即叶绿素，是如何被生物合成的，包括它们的酶结构、机制和调节元件。了解自然选择对光合作用中光谱扩展的影响，将有助于揭示光色素的进化发展，并将使我们能够探索在太阳能研究中生产新色素的可能性。

This project builds on new discoveries of novel chlorophylls and how their spectral properties are fine-tuned in photosynthetic bacteria. We will focus on how key photopigments, the chlorophylls, are biosynthesised, including their enzyme structures, mechanisms and regulatory elements. Understanding the power of natural selection on spectral extension in photosynthesis will shed light on the evolutionary development of photopigments, and will allow us explore the possibilities for the production of new pigments in solar energy research.