Natural strategies for photosynthetic light harvesting
R Croce, H Van Amerongen - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms are crucial for life on Earth as they provide food and oxygen and
are at the basis of most energy resources. They have a large variety of light-harvesting …
are at the basis of most energy resources. They have a large variety of light-harvesting …
Oxygenic photosynthesis in far-red light: strategies and mechanisms
Oxygenic photosynthesis, the process that converts light energy into chemical energy, is
traditionally associated with the absorption of visible light by chlorophyll molecules …
traditionally associated with the absorption of visible light by chlorophyll molecules …
Light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II: structural and functional dynamics of the closed reaction center
Photosystem II (PSII) uses solar energy to oxidize water and delivers electrons for life on
Earth. The photochemical reaction center of PSII is known to possess two stationary states …
Earth. The photochemical reaction center of PSII is known to possess two stationary states …
Inter-subunit energy transfer processes in a minimal plant photosystem II supercomplex
Photosystem II (PSII) is an integral part of the photosynthesis machinery, in which several
light-harvesting complexes rely on inter-complex excitonic energy transfer (EET) processes …
light-harvesting complexes rely on inter-complex excitonic energy transfer (EET) processes …
Reaction Center Excitation in Photosystem II: From Multiscale Modeling to Functional Principles
A Sirohiwal, DA Pantazis - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Oxygenic photosynthesis is the fundamental energy-converting process that
utilizes sunlight to generate molecular oxygen and the organic compounds that sustain life …
utilizes sunlight to generate molecular oxygen and the organic compounds that sustain life …
New foundations for the physical mechanism of variable chlorophyll a fluorescence. Quantum efficiency versus the light-adapted state of photosystem II
Photosystem II (PSII) uses solar energy to oxidize water and delivers electrons to fix CO2.
Although the structure at atomic resolution and the basic photophysical and photochemical …
Although the structure at atomic resolution and the basic photophysical and photochemical …
Protein matrix control of reaction center excitation in photosystem II
Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit pigment–protein complex that uses light-induced
charge separation to power oxygenic photosynthesis. Its reaction center chromophores …
charge separation to power oxygenic photosynthesis. Its reaction center chromophores …
Charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center resolved by multispectral two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy
The photosystem II reaction center (PSII RC) performs the primary energy conversion steps
of oxygenic photosynthesis. While the PSII RC has been studied extensively, the similar time …
of oxygenic photosynthesis. While the PSII RC has been studied extensively, the similar time …
Revisiting cyanobacterial state transitions
PI Calzadilla, D Kirilovsky - Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosynthetic organisms are exposed to a fluctuating environment in which light intensity
and quality change continuously. Specific illumination of either photosystem (PSI or PSII) …
and quality change continuously. Specific illumination of either photosystem (PSI or PSII) …
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy uncovers mechanisms of light energy conversion in photosynthesis and sustainable energy materials
The invention of the laser in 1960 gave us the ruby laser, which generally produced chaotic
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …