PHOTOSYNTHESIS Quantum design for a light trap

被引:24
作者
van Grondelle, Rienk [1 ]
Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I. [2 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Biophys, Fac Sci, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Moscow MV Lomonosov State Univ, AN Belozersky Inst Physicochem Biol, Moscow 119992, Russia
关键词
ENERGY-TRANSFER; HARVESTING COMPLEX; COHERENCE;
D O I
10.1038/463614a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The photosynthetic apparatus of cryptophyte algae is odd — its pigments are farther apart than is expected for efficient functioning. A study into how this apparatus works so well finds quantum effects at play.
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页码:614 / 615
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