Interpretation of the excited-state structure of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson pigment protein complex of Prosthecochloris aestuarii based on the simultaneous simulation of the 4 K absorption, linear dichroism, and singlet-triplet absorption difference spectra: A possible excitonic explanation?

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Gulen, D
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[1] Physics Department, Middle East Technical University
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10.1021/jp9614052
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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An explanation of the excited-state structure of the FMO (Fenna-Matthews-Olson) complex of Prosthecochloris aestuarii is given from the point of view that the dipole-dipole interactions among the bacteriochlorophylls of the unaggregated C-3 symmetric trimers observed in the cyrstalline state are mainly responsible for the key features of the ''linear'' absorption characteristics (absorption, linear dichroism, and singlet-triplet absorption difference) in the Q(y) region.
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