Research Statement
Energy capture and conversion in photosynthesis is the major focus of our research. The methodology used is primarily that of membrane biochemistry in which the individual components of the bacterial photoreceptor complex are isolated and then the complex is reconstituted using either these native components or selected analogs. This allows the systematic probing of structure-function relationships.
Selected Publications
Law, C. J., Chen, J., Parkes-Loach, P. S. & Loach, P. A. Interaction of bacteriochlorophyll with the LH1 and PufX polypeptides of photosynthetic bacteria: use of chemically synthesized analogs and covalently attached fluorescent probes. Photosyn. Res. 75, 193-210 (2003).
Parkes-Loach, P. S., Law, C. J., Recchia, P. A., Kehoe, J., Nehrlich, S., Chen, J. & Loach, P. A. Role of the core region of the pufx protein in inhibition of reconstitution of the core light-harvesting complexes of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Rhodobacter capsulatus. Biochemistry 40, 5593-5601 (2001).
Loach, P. A. Supramolecular complexes in photosynthetic bacteria. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97, 5016-5018 (2000).
Most Significant Awards
Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001
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