Characterization of the intramolecular transfer state of marine carotenoid fucoxanthin by femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-68

  Kosumi, Daisuke ^a   Fujii, Ritsuko ^a,b   Sugisaki, Mitsuru ^a   Oka, Naohiro ^c   Iha, Masahiko ^c   Hashimoto, Hideki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c South Product Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Intramolecular charge transfer; Marine algae; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

CAROTENOID; FUCOXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPECTROSCOPY;

CAROTENOIDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84902253192     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-9995-6     Document Type: Article

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