CAROTENOIDS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS - ABSORPTION, TRANSFER AND DISSIPATION OF LIGHT ENERGY

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作者
MIMURO, M [1 ]
KATOH, T [1 ]
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[1] KYOTO UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT BOT,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
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10.1351/pac199163010123
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The functioning of carotenoids in photosynthesis is discussed in relation to the reaction mechanism. The energy transfer process from the allenic carotenoid, fucoxanthin, to chl a was intensively investigated in the newly isolated fucoxanthin-chl a/c protein assembly (FCPA) from a brown alga Dictyota dichotoma. The transfer time was shorter than 3 ps at 15-degrees-C. The energy level responsible for transfer may not be the Qx band of chl a, contrary to the proposal for the transfer in the bacterial antenna system.
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