Coherence dynamics in photosynthesis: Protein protection of excitonic coherence

Science

Volumn 316, Issue 5830, 2007, Pages 1462-1465

  Lee, Hohjai ^a   Cheng, Yuan Chung ^a   Fleming, Graham R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN; PROTEIN;

ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCHLORIS VIRIDIS; CHROMATOPHORE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASERS; MATHEMATICS; MOTION; PHEOPHYTINS; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250185415     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1142188     Document Type: Article

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