Iron–nutrient interactions within phytoplankton

H Schoffman, H Lis, Y Shaked, N Keren - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Iron limits photosynthetic activity in up to one third of the world's oceans and in many fresh
water environments. When studying the effects of Fe limitation on phytoplankton or their …

[HTML][HTML] Powered by light: Phototrophy and photosynthesis in prokaryotes and its evolution

B Nowicka, J Kruk - Microbiological Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is a complex metabolic process enabling photosynthetic organisms to use
solar energy for the reduction of carbon dioxide into biomass. This ancient pathway has …

The structure of plant photosystem I super-complex at 2.8 Å resolution

Y Mazor, A Borovikova, N Nelson - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Most life forms on Earth are supported by solar energy harnessed by oxygenic
photosynthesis. In eukaryotes, photosynthesis is achieved by large membrane-embedded …

Phylogenetic and spectroscopic insights on the evolution of core antenna proteins in cyanobacteria

S Biswas, DM Niedzwiedzki, M Liberton… - Photosynthesis …, 2023 - Springer
Light harvesting by antenna systems is the initial step in a series of electron-transfer
reactions in all photosynthetic organisms, leading to energy trapping by reaction center …

Excitonic interactions and Stark fluorescence spectra

VI Novoderezhkin - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We develop the theory for the Stark fluorescence (SF) of molecular aggregates by taking into
account the mixing of the excited states [including the states with charge-transfer (CT) …

Fmoc‐Dipeptide/Porphyrin Molar Ratio Dictates Energy Transfer Efficiency in Nanostructures Produced by Biocatalytic Co‐Assembly

NK Wijerathne, M Kumar… - Chemistry–A European …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The controlled self‐assembly of porphyrin derivatives (TCPP, tetrakis (4‐carboxyphenyl)
porphyrin) within Fmoc‐protected (Fmoc= 9‐Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl) dipeptide (Fmoc …

The Presence of the IsiA-PSI Supercomplex Leads to Enhanced Photosystem I Electron Throughput in Iron-Starved Cells of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

J Sun, JH Golbeck - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2015 - ACS Publications
Photosystem I (PS I) is highly demanding of iron, requiring 12 atoms in the bound FX, FB,
and FA iron–sulfur clusters and two atoms in the mobile acceptor protein ferredoxin. When …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and characterization of multiple emissive species in aggregated minor antenna complexes

M Wahadoszamen, E Belgio, MA Rahman… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aggregation induced conformational change of light harvesting antenna complexes is
believed to constitute one of the pathways through which photosynthetic organisms can …

Stark fluorescence spectroscopy on peridinin–chlorophyll–protein complex of dinoflagellate, Amphidinium carterae

AM Ara, M Shakil Bin Kashem, R van Grondelle… - Photosynthesis …, 2020 - Springer
Because of their peculiar but intriguing photophysical properties, peridinin–chlorophyll–
protein complexes (PCPs), the peripheral light-harvesting antenna complexes of …

Absence of far-red emission band in aggregated core antenna complexes

AM Ara, MK Ahmed, S D'Haene, H van Roon… - Biophysical …, 2021 - cell.com
Reported herein is a Stark fluorescence spectroscopy study performed on photosystem II
core antenna complexes CP43 and CP47 in their native and aggregated states. The …