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E.g., d1 or waxy.

expand all sections collapse all sections  cellular_component Term "chlorosome" (GO:0046858)
Term Name chlorosome
Term Accession GO:0046858
Aspect cellular_component
Synonyms (0) None.
Definition A large enclosure of aggregated pigment, typically bacteriochlorophyll c (BChl c), that acts as a light-harvesting antenna structure and is characteristic of green photosynthetic bacteria (e.g. Chlorobiaceae). The BChl aggregates are organized into lamellar elements by pigment-pigment rather than pigment-protein interactions. Chlorosomes also contain BChl a, carotenoids, quinones, lipids, and proteins, and are attached to the cytoplasmic membrane via a BChl a-containing protein baseplate.
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