The structure of the PSI dimer features 614 non-protein cofactors (IMAGE)

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The structure of the PSI dimer features 614 non-protein cofactors

Caption

In addition to 40 scaffolding protein subunits, the model contains 32 lipids, 398 chlorophyll a, 60 chlorophyll b, 56 β-carotenes, 54 luteins, 2 violaxanthins, 2 neoxanthins, 4 phylloquinones and 6 iron–sulfur clusters.

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A. Amunts

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