Key processes in photosynthesis are the absorption of solar energy by antenna pigments
and the efficient transfer of excitation energy to photochemical reaction centers, where the …

Oxygenic photosynthesis is indispensable both for the development and maintenance of life
on earth by converting light energy into chemical energy and by producing molecular …

The. llltl'.. l inlportallt Itlnclioll o| nl; lllg, lllC~, C ill biology is to catalyze Iht conxcrsion ot water
to molecular oxygen. Thb, process t;. ikc~, place in l'tlolos~ Mem II near the lumenal surface …

During photosynthesis carotenoids normally serve as antenna pigments, transferring singlet
excitation energy to chlorophyll, and preventing singlet oxygen production from chlorophyll …

Carotenoids are known to function as light-harvesting pigments and they play important
roles in photoprotection in both plant and bacterial photosynthesis. These functions are also …

In photosynthetic systems, carotenoids act as light-harvesting molecules and provide
photoprotection of the plant and bacterial species (Cogdell and Frank 1987; Siefermann …

This guide is intended to aid in the detection and identification of paramagnetic species in
Photosystem II membranes, by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The spectral …

Iron is an essential redox component of most living organisms. It is particularly important to
photoautotrophs, such as cyanobacteria, in which it is a crucial part of the protein complexes …

This review presents a summary of recent investigations examining the structure and
function of the chlorophyll-proteins CPa-1 (CP47) and CPa-2 (CP43). Comparisons of the …

The composition of photosystem II (PSII) in the chlorophyll (Chl) d-dominated
cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina MBIC 11017 was investigated to enhance the general …