Excitation energy transfer in the LHC-II trimer: A model based on the new 2.72 Å structure

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-279

  Linnanto, Juha ^a   Martiskainen, Jari ^a   Lehtovuori, Viivi ^a   Ihalainen, Janne ^a   Kananavicius, Robertas ^a   Barbato, Roberto ^b   Korppi Tommola, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Exciton; Femtosecond; LHC II; Light harvesting

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 33745608476     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-005-9004-1     Document Type: Article

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