Chlorophyll chemistry before and after crystals of photosynthetic reaction centers.
The experimental, theoretical and structural research leading to the identification and characterization of the (bacterio) chlorophyll species that mediate the primary events of solar energy transduction and dynamics is reviewed and examined from the author's perspective.
Fajer
Jack
J
Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, NY, 11973-5000, USA, fajerj@bnl.gov.