Carotenoids are, along with chlorophylls, the most abundant pigments found in nature. They
are present in most organisms including humans but can be synthesized only by plants and …

Photosystem I (PSI) is a membrane protein complex that catalyzes sunlight-driven
transmembrane electron transfer as part of the photosynthetic machinery. Photosynthetic …

Spectral reflectance of maple, chestnut and beech leaves in a wide range of pigment content
and composition was investigated to devise a nondestructive technique for total carotenoid …

We have studied the time-resolved fluorescence properties of the light-harvesting
complexes (Lhc) of photosystem II (Lhcb) in order to obtain information on the mechanism of …

In this work the photoprotective role of all xanthophylls in LHCII, Lhcb4, and Lhcb5 is
investigated by laser-induced Triplet-minus-Singlet (TmS) spectroscopy. The comparison of …

Carotenes and xanthophylls act as photoreceptors in the photosystems of plants and algae
by absorbing light energy which drives photosynthetic electron transport. Moreover, these …

Carotenoid pigments were extracted and purified from persimmon fruits using accelerated
solvent extraction (ASE). Eleven pigments were isolated and five of them were clearly …

Photosystem II (PSII) uses light energy to split water into protons, electrons, and oxygen,
ultimately sustaining heterotrophic life on Earth. The major light harvesting complex in plants …

Room temperature transient absorption spectroscopy with nanosecond resolution was used
to study quenching of the chlorophyll triplet states by carotenoids in two light-harvesting …

Aggregates and solubilized trimers of LHCII were characterized by circular dichroism (CD),
linear dichroism and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and compared with thylakoid …