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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. enzymes
  5. multienzyme complexes
  6. light harvesting complex
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. enzymes
  5. multienzyme complexes
  6. light harvesting complex
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. multiprotein complexes
  5. multienzyme complexes
  6. light harvesting complex
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. multiprotein complexes
  5. multienzyme complexes
  6. light harvesting complex

Preferred term

light harvesting complex

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A pigment-protein complex that harvests light energy and converts it to exciton energy that can migrate to the photosynthetic reaction center where photosynthesis occurs. The light is absorbed by pigment molecules (e.g., chlorophyll, bacteriochlorophyll, carotenoids, phycobilin) that are attached to the protein.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • chlorophyll antenna
  • chlorophyll antennae
  • light-harvesting antenna complex
  • light-harvesting antenna complexes
  • light harvesting antennae
  • light-harvesting antenna proteins
  • light-harvesting antenna systems
  • light-harvesting center
  • light harvesting complex 1
  • light harvesting complex 2
  • light harvesting complex I
  • light harvesting complex II

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50030

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