Excited-state dynamics of overlapped optically-allowed 1B+u and optically-forbidden 1Bu- or 3A-g vibronic levels of carotenoids: Possible roles in the light-harvesting function

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1888-1929

  Koyama, Yasushi ^a   Kakitani, Yoshinori ^a   Miki, Takeshi ^a   Christiana, Rebecca ^a   Nagae, Hiroyoshi ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

1B+u,3A g and 2A g States; Carotenoids; Diabatic (overlapped) vibronic levels

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; SOLVENT;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OPTICS; PUMP PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENT EFFECT; SPECTROSCOPY;

1BU+, 3AG-, 1BU- AND 2AG- STATES; CAROTENOIDS; DIABATIC (OVERLAPPED) VIBRONIC LEVELS;

CAROTENOIDS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77951901742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041888     Document Type: Review

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