Theory on Rates of Excitation-Energy Transfer between Molecular Aggregates through Distributed Transition Dipoles with Application to the Antenna System in Bacterial Photosynthesis

1999 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 252-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Sumi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Excitation Energy ◽  
Excitation Energy Transfer ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Bacterial Photosynthesis ◽  
Molecular Aggregates

Linker proteins enable ultrafast excitation energy transfer in the phycobilisome antenna system of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nganou ◽  
L. David ◽  
N. Adir ◽  
M. Mkandawire
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Excitation Energy ◽  
Excitation Energy Transfer ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Kinetics Of

Comparison of kinetics of photoexcitation migration from PC620 to APC Core in extracted and intact pentacyclic phycobilisomes ofT. vulcanus. The extracted PBS does not have linker protein, while intact has them and they facilitate the migration.

Excitation energy transfer in the antenna system with divinyl-chlorophylls in the vinyl reductase-expressing Arabidopsis

2005 ◽  
Vol 409 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 167-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Akimoto ◽  
Makio Yokono ◽  
Maiko Ohmae ◽  
Iwao Yamazaki ◽  
Nozomi Nagata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Excitation Energy ◽  
Excitation Energy Transfer ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Vinyl Reductase

Evidence of additional excitation energy transfer pathways in the phycobiliprotein antenna system of Acaryochloris marina

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 429-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Nganou ◽  
L. David ◽  
N. Adir ◽  
D. Pouhe ◽  
M. J. Deen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Excitation Energy ◽  
Excitation Energy Transfer ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Antenna System ◽  
Low Light ◽  
Acaryochloris Marina ◽  
Photosynthetic Microorganisms ◽  
Additional Excitation

To improve the energy conversion efficiency of solar organic cells, the clue may lie in the development of devices inspired by an efficient light harvesting mechanism of some aquatic photosynthetic microorganisms that are adapted to low light intensity.

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