The unique structure of the photosynthetic complex called Lhcp suggests how photosynthetic systems changed as photosynthetic organisms evolved from water to land (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

The unique structure of the photosynthetic complex called Lhcp suggests how photosynthetic systems changed as photosynthetic organisms evolved from water to land

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Primitive green algae in aquatic environments use a distinct light-harvesting complex called Lhcp, which differs from the LHCII found in land plants, suggesting an evolutionary transition that occurred in photosynthetic systems as plants moved from water to land.

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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