The origin of the low-energy form of photosystem I light-harvesting complex Lhca4: Mixing of the lowest exciton with a charge-transfer state

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Romero, Elisabet ^a   Mozzo, Milena ^b   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^a   Dekker, Jan P ^a   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a   Croce, Roberta ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DIMER; MONOMER; LHCA4 CHLOROPHYLL A B BINDING PROTEIN, PLANT; LHCA4 CHLOROPHYLL A-B-BINDING PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIELD EMISSION; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; LETTER; PHOTOSYSTEM I;

ABSORPTION; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT PROTEINS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549107951     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.043     Document Type: Article

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