Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 14(6), 1149 (1998).

Acid Resistance of Zn-Bacteriochlorophyll a from anAcidophilic Bacterium Acidiphilium rubrum
Masami KOBAYASHI*1* , Mayu YAMAMURA*1, Machiko AKIYAMA*1, Hideo KISE*1 KazuhitoINOUE*2 , MasayukiHARA*3 , NorioWAKAO*4 , KazuyukiYAHARA*5 and TadashiWATANABE*5
*1 Institute of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba,Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
*2 Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, KanagawaUniversity, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1293, Japan
*3 National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology, AIST/MITI,Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
*4 Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Iwate University, Morioka,Iwate 020-8550, Japan
*5 Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Minato,Tokyo 106-8558, Japan
Keywords Acidiphilium rubrum,bacteriochlorophyll, bacteriopheophytin, chlorophyll, demetallation,pheophytinization, photosynthesis, Zn-bacteriochlorophyll a,Zn-chlorophyll a