Light-harvesting systems

Chlorophyll b occurs as an accessory pigment of the light-harvesting systems in land plants and green algae, and comprises one-third (or less) of total chlorophyll. The biosynthesis of chlorophyll b has been an area of active research particularly regarding its compartmentalization in chloroplast membranes, identification of the gene for chlorophyllide a oxidase, and characterization of the enzymes involved. ... 

Horton, P., Ruban, A.V., and Wentworth, M. 2000. Allosteric regulation of the light harvesting system of photosystem II. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 355 1361-1370. 

Figure 4.17 Schematic representation of an ideal system for artificial photosynthesis. The fundamental elements are present a light harvesting system, a triad for charge separation (D—P—A, Donor—Primary acceptor—Acceptor), a...

Schulten, K. (ed.) (1999). In From Simplicity to Complexity and Back. Function, Architecture, and Mechanism of Light-Harvesting Systems in Photosynthetic Systems. Simplicity and Complexity in Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Dahlem University Press. 

Multijunction cell technology developed by the photovoltaic industry is being used to develop photo-electrochemical light harvesting systems that generate sufficient... 

In this section the recent literature on EPR applications of the bRC and the related light-harvesting systems (LH1 and LH2) are covered which form the photosynthetic unit in photosynthetic bacteria.53... 

Fig. 5.9 a) Light energy is harvested with the aid of chlorophyll and is used by plants for photosynthesis, b) Example of a simple dendritic light-harvesting system Nanometre-scale complex made up of photoactive den-... 

Campagna and coworkers recently reviewed energy donor/acceptor systems, including Ru complex donor/Os complex acceptor chromophores. The review provides an overview of a number of light harvesting systems [55]. 

Zhang X, Xiao Y, Qian X. Highly efficient energy transfer in the light harvesting system composed of three kinds of boron-dipyrromethene derivatives. Org Letters 2008 10 29-32. 

Roger C, Muller MG, Lysetska M, Miloslavina Y, Holzwarth AR, Wurthner F. Efficient energy transfer from peripheral chromophores to the self-assembled zinc chlorin rod antenna a bioinspired light-harvesting system to bridge the green gap . J Am Chem Soc 2006 128 6542-3. 

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