Conjugation-length dependence of the T1 lifetimes of carotenoids free in solution and incorporated into the LH2, LH1, RC, and RC-LH1 complexes: Possible mechanisms of triplet-energy dissipation

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2181-2197

  Kakitani, Yoshinori ^a   Akahane, Junji ^a   Ishii, Hidekazu ^a   Sogabe, Hiroshi ^a   Nagae, Hiroyoshi ^b   Koyama, Yasushi ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL BONDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CONJUGATION-LENGTH; TRIPLET-ENERGY RESERVOIRS;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; CAROTENOID;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONJUGATION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM LH1; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM LH2; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM RC; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM RC LH1; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOBLASTUS ACIDOPHILUS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS MOLISCHIANUM; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS RUBRUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33847652886     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi062237z     Document Type: Article

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