Spectral substructure and excitonic interactions in the minor photosystem II antenna complex CP29 as revealed by nonlinear polarization spectroscopy in the freuency domain

Authors :: Voigt, Bernd
Irrgang, Klaus-Dieter
Ehlert, Jurgen
Beenken, Wichard
Renger, Gernot
Leupold, Dieter
Lokstein, Heiko
Source :: Biochemistry. March 5, 2002, Vol. 41 Issue 9, p3049, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Results reveal pronounced excitonic interactions between chlorophyll a and b molecules, suggesting that the spectral heterogeneity of a minor photosystem II antenna complex includes contribution of the chlorophyll molecules as well as the contribution from the pigment-protein interactions.

Subjects :: Photosynthesis research -- Analysis
Chloroplast pigments -- Physiological aspects
Absorption spectra -- Evaluation
Structure-activity relationships (Biochemistry) -- Analysis
Biological sciences
Chemistry

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