Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives
Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …
Dynamics of excitons in conjugated molecules and organic semiconductor systems
OP Dimitriev - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …
Coherence in Chemistry: Foundations and Frontiers
Coherence refers to correlations in waves. Because matter has a wave-particle nature, it is
unsurprising that coherence has deep connections with the most contemporary issues in …
unsurprising that coherence has deep connections with the most contemporary issues in …
Photosynthetic light-harvesting (antenna) complexes—structures and functions
H Lokstein, G Renger, JP Götze - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls, together with carotenoids, serve, noncovalently
bound to specific apoproteins, as principal light-harvesting and energy-transforming …
bound to specific apoproteins, as principal light-harvesting and energy-transforming …
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy uncovers mechanisms of light energy conversion in photosynthesis and sustainable energy materials
The invention of the laser in 1960 gave us the ruby laser, which generally produced chaotic
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
pulses of light. Six years later, in 1966, a concept called passive mode-locking applied to …
Excitation energy transfer and vibronic coherence in intact phycobilisomes
The phycobilisome is an oligomeric chromoprotein complex that serves as the principal mid-
visible light-harvesting system in cyanobacteria. Here we report the observation of excitation …
visible light-harvesting system in cyanobacteria. Here we report the observation of excitation …
Chirped Laser Pulse Control of Vibronic Wavepackets and Energy Transfer in Phycocyanin 645
Photosynthetic organisms use light-harvesting complexes to increase the spectrum of light
that they absorb from solar photons. Recent ultrafast spectroscopic studies have revealed …
that they absorb from solar photons. Recent ultrafast spectroscopic studies have revealed …
Coherence in carotenoid-to-chlorophyll energy transfer
The subtle details of the mechanism of energy flow from carotenoids to chlorophylls in
biological light-harvesting complexes are still not fully understood, especially in the ultrafast …
biological light-harvesting complexes are still not fully understood, especially in the ultrafast …
Investigating carotenoid photophysics in photosynthesis with 2D electronic spectroscopy
Carotenoids are accessory pigments in photosynthesis that serve a range of functions such
as light harvesting, photoprotection, and structural stabilization. Such versatility is enabled …
as light harvesting, photoprotection, and structural stabilization. Such versatility is enabled …
Exploiting chromophore–protein interactions through linker engineering to tune photoinduced dynamics in a biomimetic light-harvesting platform
Creating artificial systems that mimic and surpass those found in nature is one of the great
challenges of modern science. In the context of photosynthetic light harvesting, the difficulty …
challenges of modern science. In the context of photosynthetic light harvesting, the difficulty …