Singlet and triplet excited state properties of natural chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-238

  Niedzwiedzki, Dariusz M ^a   Blankenship, Robert E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriochlorophyll; Chlorophyll; Flash photolysis; Fluorescence lifetime; Transient absorption; Triplet state lifetime

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650857259     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-010-9598-9     Document Type: Article

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