Photosystem II (PSII) of photosynthesis catalyzes one of the most challenging reactions in
nature, the light driven oxidation of water and release of molecular oxygen. PSII couples the …

Photosystem II (PSII) is responsible for the water oxidation in photosynthesis and it consists
of many proteins and pigment-protein complexes in a variable composition, depending on …

Time-resolved fluorescence on oligomers of the main light-harvesting complex from higher
plants indicate that in vitro oligomerization leads to the formation of a weakly coupled inter …

The chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complex of photosystem II (LHC-II) collects most of the
solar energy in the biosphere. LHC-II is the prototype of a highly conserved family of …

The efficiency of photosynthetic light energy conversion depends largely on the molecular
architecture of the photosynthetic membranes. Linear-and circular-dichroism (LD and CD) …

Plants use energy from the sun yet also require protection against the generation of
deleterious photoproducts from excess energy. Photoprotection in green plants, known as …

Plants and green algae maintain efficient photosynthesis under changing light environments
by adjusting their light-harvesting capacity. It has been suggested that energy redistribution …

Light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) is the major antenna complex in higher plants and green
algae. It has been suggested that a major part of the excited state energy dissipation in the …

Extraction of plant light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) from the native thylakoid membrane or
from aggregates by the use of surfactants brings about significant changes in the excitonic …

Non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) protects plants against photodamage by converting
excess excitation energy into harmless heat. In vitro aggregation of the major light …