title: Structural factors which control the position of the Q(y) absorption band of bacteriochlorophyll a in purple bacterial antenna complexes.
abstract: This paper presents a concise review of the structural factors which control the energy of the Q(y) absorption band of bacteriochlorophyll a in purple bacterial antenna complexes. The energy of these Q(y) absorption bands is important for excitation energy transfer within the bacterial photosynthetic unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK, r.cogdell@bio.gla.ac.uk.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cogdell
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McLuskey
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Gardiner