Femtosecond spectroscopy of photosynthetic light-harvesting systems.
Observing the elementary steps of light-harvesting in real time is now possible using femtosecond spectroscopy. This, combined with new structural data, has allowed a fairly complete description of light-harvesting in purple bacteria and substantial insights into higher plant antenna systems.
Fleming
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Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720-1460, USA. fleming@cchem.berkeley.edu
van Grondelle
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D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D004579:Electron Transport; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010788:Photosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins