(1) 中国科学院烟台海岸带研究所

Phycobilisome (PBS) is a unique light-harvesting pigment complex of red algae and cyanobacteria. It consists of water-soluble phycobiliproteins and linker polypeptides. PBS plays an important role in absorbing and transferring energy during photosynthesis. PBS, as a water-soluble protein complex, is located on the stroma side of the thylakoid with an average molecular weight of up to 10 Mu. PBS can harvest light energy of different wavelengths and can transfer energy to the photoreaction center with an efficiency of more than 95%. Due to its broad absorption wavelength range and environmental friendliness, PBS has great research significance in the theoretical and practical applications of photosynthesis. This review summarizes the research progress on the structure and energy transfer of PBS.