The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

Photosynthetic pigments are bioactive compounds of great importance for the food,
cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. They are not only responsible for capturing solar …

INTRODUCTION Photosynthetic organisms contain light-harvesting antenna systems to
gather light energy required for driving photochemical reactions. Diatoms are a group of …

The design of optimal light-harvesting (supra) molecular systems and materials is one of the
most challenging frontiers of science. Theoretical methods and computational models play a …

Diatoms rely on fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding proteins (FCPs) for their great success
in oceans, which have a great diversity in their pigment, protein compositions, and subunit …

Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments that absorb light in the spectral region in which
the sun irradiates maximally. These molecules transfer this energy to chlorophylls, initiating …

Photosynthesis—the conversion of energy from sunlight into chemical energy—is essential
for life on Earth. Yet there is much we do not understand about photosynthetic energy …

Diatoms are the major players in the biochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus,
and silicon with a strong impact on global climate not only in the ocean but also in the …

The oceans are losing oxygen (O 2), and oxygen minimum zones are expanding due to
climate warming (lower O 2 solubility) and eutrophication related to agriculture. This trend is …

Eukaryotes acquired photosynthetic metabolism over a billion years ago, and during that
time the light-harvesting antennae have undergone significant structural and functional …