Comprehensive review of photophysical parameters (ε, Φf, τs) of tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP)–Critical benchmark molecules …

M Taniguchi, JS Lindsey, DF Bocian… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tetraphenylporphyrin (H 2 TPP) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) are widely used
benchmark molecules in diverse photochemical studies given facile synthetic access, rich …

Digital database of absorption spectra of diverse flavonoids enables structural comparisons and quantitative evaluations

M Taniguchi, CA LaRocca, JD Bernat… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flavonoids play diverse roles in plants, comprise a non-negligible fraction of net primary
photosynthetic production, and impart beneficial effects in human health from a plant-based …

Absorption and fluorescence spectra of open-chain tetrapyrrole pigments–bilirubins, biliverdins, phycobilins, and synthetic analogues

M Taniguchi, JS Lindsey - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2023 - Elsevier
Open-chain tetrapyrroles are ubiquitous and abundant in living organisms (algae, animals,
bacteria, and plants), including examples such as bilirubin, biliverdin, phycocyanobilin …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting greens and yellows: A solar biorefinery analysis for the microalgae-based co-production of pigments, proteins, and fuel

H Karan, J Roles, B Hankamer, IL Ross - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae biorefineries can enable cost effective cascaded biomass use to produce
multiple product and revenue streams (eg, protein-rich foods & feeds, pigments, biomaterials …

Phenylene-linked tetrapyrrole arrays containing free base and diverse metal chelate forms–Versatile synthetic architectures for catalysis and artificial photosynthesis

H Jing, J Rong, M Taniguchi, JS Lindsey - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Tetrapyrrole macrocycles are central to photosynthesis yet a single macrocycle does not
carry out photosynthesis; rather, assemblies of tetrapyrrole macrocycles work in concert in …

[HTML][HTML] Phyllobilins–Bioactive natural products derived from chlorophyll–Plant origins, structures, absorption spectra, and biomedical properties

CA Karg, M Taniguchi, JS Lindsey, S Moser - Planta Medica, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Phyllobilins are open-chain products of the biological degradation of chlorophyll a in higher
plants. Recent studies reveal that phyllobilins exert anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory …

Cross-linking polymerization and carbonization of biomass chlorophyll for carbon dot-based electroluminescent devices with ultra-narrow-emission

Q Dang, B Zhao, M Zheng, C Zhang, R Yu… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Exploiting narrow-bandwidth-emission fluorescent materials is crucial for next-generation
wide-color gamut displays. Inspired by the narrow-bandwidth-emission characteristic of …

Biomimetic light-harvesting antennas via the self-assembly of chemically programmed chlorophylls

S Matsubara, S Shoji, H Tamiaki - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The photosynthetic pigment “chlorophyll” possesses attractive photophysical properties,
including efficient sunlight absorption, photoexcited energy transfer, and charge separation …

Beyond green with synthetic chlorophylls–Connecting structural features with spectral properties

M Taniguchi, DF Bocian, D Holten… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The distinct features of chlorophylls in photosynthesis have led to the formation of numerous
derivatives for applications encompassing solar energy conversion, molecular photonics …

Photosynthesis in plants and algae

DP Haeder - Anticancer Research, 2022 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Photosynthesis is the basis of almost all life on Earth. In addition to providing energy, plants
and algae provide a plethora of secondary substances useful in the treatment of a number of …