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Distinctive and functional pigment arrangements in Lhcp, a prasinophyte-specific photosynthetic light-harvesting complex [PDF]

Communications Biology
Light harvesting is essential for photosynthesis, and the diversity of light-harvesting systems enables photosynthetic organisms to acquire unique niches and thrive.
Soichiro Seki, Masato Kubota, Nami Yamano, Eunchul Kim, Asako Ishii, Tomoko Miyata, Hideaki Tanaka, Richard J. Cogdell, Jian-Ping Zhang, Keiichi Namba, Genji Kurisu, Jun Minagawa, Ritsuko Fujii   +12 more
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Biogeography of photosynthetic light-harvesting genes in marine phytoplankton. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND: Photosynthetic light-harvesting proteins are the mechanism by which energy enters the marine ecosystem. The dominant prokaryotic photoautotrophs are the cyanobacterial genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus that are defined by two distinct ...
Thomas S Bibby, Yinan Zhang, Min Chen
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The Role of Periodic Structures in Light Harvesting

Plants, 2021
The features of light propagation in plant leaves depend on the long-period ordering in chloroplasts and the spectral characteristics of pigments. This work demonstrates a method of determining the hidden ordered structure. Transmission spectra have been
Eugene Bukhanov, Alexandr V. Shabanov, Mikhail N. Volochaev, Svetlana A. Pyatina   +3 more
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Effect of Au Nanoparticles and Scattering Layer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Freestanding TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays

Nanomaterials, 2021
The development of high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has received tremendous attention. Many researchers have introduced new materials for use in DSSCs to achieve high efficiency. In this study, the change in power conversion efficiency (
Kang-Hun Lee, Seung-Hee Han, Ana Chuquer, Hwa-Young Yang, Jaehi Kim, Xuan-Hung Pham, Won-Ju Yun, Bong-Hyun Jun, Won-Yeop Rho   +8 more
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Limitations of Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy for Elucidating Structural Issues of Light-Harvesting Aggregates in Chlorosomes

Molecules, 2021
Linear dichroism (LD) spectroscopy is a widely used technique for studying the mutual orientation of the transition-dipole moments of the electronically excited states of molecular aggregates.
Lisa M. Günther, Jasper Knoester, Jürgen Köhler   +2 more
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Exogenous Arachidonic Acid Affects Fucoxanthin Biosynthesis and Photoprotection in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Marine Drugs, 2022
Fucoxanthin is an oxygenated carotenoid component that has been reported to play important roles in anti-oxidation, anti-obesity and anti-cancer in the human body.
Shuaiqi Zhu, Song Bin, Wenda Wang, Shan Lu, Wenqiang Yang   +4 more
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Identification of the Optimal Light Harvesting Antenna Size for High-Light Stress Mitigation in Plants

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
One of the major constraints limiting biomass production in autotrophs is the low thermodynamic efficiency of photosynthesis, ranging from 1 to 4%.
Guangxi Wu, Guangxi Wu, Guangxi Wu, Lin Ma, Lin Ma, Lin Ma, Richard T. Sayre, Richard T. Sayre, Choon-Hwan Lee, Choon-Hwan Lee, Choon-Hwan Lee   +10 more
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Spectroscopic and Photophysical Investigation of Model Dipyrroles Common to Bilins: Exploring Natural Design for Steering Torsion to Divergent Functions

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021
Biliproteins are a unique class of photosynthetic proteins in their diverse, and at times, divergent biophysical function. The two contexts of photosynthetic light harvesting and photoreception demonstrate characteristically opposite criteria for success,
Clayton F. Staheli, Jaxon Barney, Jaxon Barney, Taime R. Clark, Maxwell Bowles, Maxwell Bowles, Bridger Jeppesen, Daniel G. Oblinsky, Mackay B. Steffensen, Jacob C. Dean   +9 more
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Photonic–Plasmonic Nanostructures for Solar Energy Utilization and Emerging Biosensors

Nanomaterials, 2020
Issues related to global energy and environment as well as health crisis are currently some of the greatest challenges faced by humanity, which compel us to develop new pollution-free and sustainable energy sources, as well as next-generation ...
Van Tan Tran, Huu-Quang Nguyen, Young-Mi Kim, Gyeongsik Ok, Jaebeom Lee   +4 more
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Performing photosynthesis without β-carotene

eLife, 2020
Research on mutant tobacco plants shows that a pigment called β-carotene is not necessary for photosynthesis.
Alison Telfer
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