Table 1.
Structural parameters acquired from SANS for the LH2 and RC of Rb. sphaeroides and estimated from the crystal structures for the RC and LH2 of the purple bacteria
| Samples |
Rg (Guinier) |
Rg (CRYSON) |
Rg (GNOM) |
Dmax (GNOM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LH2-LDAO (Rb. sphaeroides) | ||||
| in 0% D2O | 38 ± 11 Å | 39 ± 3 Å | 110 ± 5 Å | |
| in 10% D2O | 30 ± 14 Å | 35 ± 5 Å | 95 ± 5 Å | |
| in 20% D2O | ND∗ | NDa | NDa | |
| in 45% D2O | 40 ± 4 Å | 38 ± 3 Å | 115 ± 5 Å | |
| in 80% D2O | 35 ± 2 Å | 37 ± 1 Å | 115 ± 2 Å | |
| in 100% D2O | 36 ± 2 Å | 37 ± 1 Å | 115 ± 3 Å | |
| LH2 (PDB ID: 1NKZ) Rps. acidophila | 33.2 Å | 34 ± 1 Å | 90 ± 2 Å | |
| RC-LDAO (Rb. sphaeroides) in 100% D2O | 38 ± 2 Å | 35± 1 Å | 95 ± 5 Å | |
| RC (Rb. Sphaeroides) (PDB ID: 1AIJ) | 29.4 Å | 30 ± 0.4 Å | 85 ± 2 Å | |
ND, a reasonable value cannot be obtained due to weak signal.