Photosynthetic light harvesting by carotenoids: Detection of an intermediate excited state

Science

Volumn 298, Issue 5602, 2002, Pages 2395-2398

  Cerullo, G ^a   Polli, D ^a   Lanzani, G ^a   De Silvestri, S ^a   Hashimoto, H ^b,c   Cogdell, R J ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT;

EXCITED STATE;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL;

CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHLOROPHYLL; CYCLOHEXANES; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037147195     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1074685     Document Type: Article

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