Carotenoid-to-chlorophyll energy transfer in recombinant major light-harvesting complex (LHCII) of higher plants. I. Femtosecond transient absorption measurements

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 901-915

  Croce, Roberta ^a   Müller, Marc G ^a   Bassi, Roberto ^b   Holzwarth, Alfred R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION   (Germany)

^b Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; NEOXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0035144442     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76069-9     Document Type: Article

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