photoorganoheterotrophic

Edge evidence

• photoorganoheterotrophic uses energy source light METPO:2000010

  Photoorganoheterotrophy uses light as the energy source.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-012373944-5.00083-3 use of light Supports light as the energy source in photoheterotrophy categories.
• photoorganoheterotrophic uses electron donor organic compound METPO:2000009

  The organotrophic component uses organic molecules as electron donors.

  • DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c02205 organic molecules ... electron source Supports organic molecules as the electron source in photoorganoheterotrophic growth.
• photoorganoheterotrophic uses carbon source organic compound METPO:2000006

  The heterotrophic component uses organic molecules as carbon sources.

  • DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c02205 organic molecules ... carbon source Supports organic molecules as the carbon source in photoorganoheterotrophic growth.
• light captured by photosynthetic reaction center

  Photosynthetic reaction centers convert light into charge separation.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20672-9 chlorophyll ... reaction center proteins Supports reaction centers as the light-driven photochemical machinery.
• photosynthetic reaction center initiates photosynthetic electron transport

  Reaction-center photochemistry initiates electron transport.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20672-9 light-induced redox chemistry Supports light-induced redox chemistry leading to electron transfer.
• photosynthetic electron transport generates proton motive force biolink:produces

  Electron transport generates an ion gradient.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20672-9 produce stable reductants ... proton motive force Supports proton motive force formation by phototrophic electron transfer.
• proton motive force drives production of ATP biolink:produces

  Proton motive force supports ATP synthesis.

  • DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.20672-9 can be used to produce ATP Supports ATP synthesis from phototrophic proton motive force.
• organic compound assimilated into biomass

  Organic compounds provide carbon for biomass formation.

  • DOI:10.1128/AEM.01747-12 supplied organic carbon Supports assimilation of organic carbon by photoheterotrophic bacteria.
• light drives reaction center charge separation

  Light absorption funnels excitation to the special pair, initiating charge separation.

  • DOI:10.3390/biom14030311 Light absorption by LH pigments funnels excitation to the special pair, initiating charge separation (general anoxygenic phototrophy mechanism).
• Type I reaction center enables electron transfer to Fe-S acceptors RO:0002327

  Type I reaction centers transfer electrons to terminal Fe-S acceptors.

  • DOI:10.3390/biom14030311 Electrons are transferred directly from A0 to FX, with terminal acceptors FA and FB [4Fe-4S] clusters.
• photosynthesis gene cluster (PGC) enables bacteriochlorophyll-based anoxygenic photoheterotrophy RO:0002327

  PGCs encoding bch/crt/puf/puh support bacteriochlorophyll-based anoxygenic photoheterotrophy.

  • DOI:10.1128/spectrum.01112-23 PGCs include bch and crt genes and puf and puh operons and support anoxygenic phototrophy using bacteriochlorophyll-a-containing photosystems.
• diurnal dark-light cycle drives rhythmic transcription

  Dark-light alternance drives a pervasive pattern of rhythmic transcription.

  • DOI:10.1038/s43705-023-00334-5 Cyclic variations with a pervasive pattern of rhythmic transcription; likely broader to facultative phototrophs.
• photosynthetic reaction center promotes survival in stationary phase RO:0002213

  Functional reaction centers promote survival in stationary phase.

  • DOI:10.1038/s43705-023-00334-5 Survival in stationary phase relies on functional reaction centers.