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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 2000, 11th Annual JWP ConferenceApr 15th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe Role of the bchE Gene Product inBacteriochlorophyll a SynthesisParie GargIllinois Wesleyan UniversityDavid W. Bollivar, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Parie Garg and David W. Bollivar, Faculty Advisor, "The Role of the bchE Gene Product in Bacteriochlorophyll aSynthesis" (April 15, 2000). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. Paper 8.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/2000/posters/8THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL STUDENT RESEARCH CGNFERENCE • APRIL 2000 Poster Presentation 15 THE ROLE OF THE bchE GENE PRODUCT IN BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL a SYNTHESIS Parie Garg and David Bollivar* Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University Bacterial photosynthesis is different from eukaryotic photosynthesis in that it employs different pigments. Although very similar to the chlorophyll pigments used by modern plants and other higher order organisms, bacterial chlorophyll is biochemically different and is synthesized using a different pathway. The biochemical pathway for bacteriochlorophyll a synthesis is being studied extensively, but not much is known about the specific step catalyzed by the product of the bchE gene. The purpose of this research project is to create a successful expression vector for the bchE gene product by inserting a recombinant plasmid into Rhodobacter capsulatus. The activity of the bchE gene product will be studied in vitro, using this organism. This will give us insight into the function of the enzyme produced and will also give us a better understanding of the role of the bchE gene product in bacteriochlorophyll a synthesis. 

The Role of the bchE Gene Product in Bacteriochlorophyll a Synthesis

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The Role of the bchE Gene Product in Bacteriochlorophyll a Synthesis

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