Excitation energy transfer and carotenoid radical cation formation in light harvesting complexes - A theoretical perspective

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1787, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 738-746

  Wormit, Michael ^a   Harbach, Philipp H P ^a   Mewes, Jan M ^a   Amarie, Sergiu ^a   Wachtveitl, Josef ^a   Dreuw, Andreas ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoid radical cation; Light harvesting complex; Non photochemical quenching; Quantum chemical calculation; Time dependent density functional theory

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; NEUROSPORENE; RHODOVIOLASCIN; SPHEROIDENE; SPHEROIDENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; FREE RADICALS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; LUTEIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEOBACTERIA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

PROTEOBACTERIA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 66349119114     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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