How the molecular structure determines the flow of excitation energy in plant light-harvesting complex II

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1497-1509

  Renger, T ^a   Madjet, M E ^b   Knorr, A ^c   Muh F ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bottleneck states; Dynamic localization; Exciton transfer; Generalized F rster theory; Modified Redfield theory; Site energies; Vibronic transitions

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79958768108     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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