Chromoproteins are a class of delicate natural compounds that elegantly complex
photosensitive species with proteins and play a central role in important life processes, such …

In photosynthesis, light-harvesting chlorophyll molecules are shunted between
photosystems by phosphorylation of the protein to which they are bound. An anchor for the …

In photosynthesis, absorbed light energy transfers through a network of antenna proteins
with near-unity quantum efficiency to reach the reaction center, which initiates the …

The B800-820, or LH3, complex is a spectroscopic variant of the B800-850 LH2 peripheral
light-harvesting complex. LH3 is synthesized by some species and strains of purple bacteria …

Single-molecule spectroscopy was employed to elucidate the fluorescence spectral
heterogeneity and dynamics of individual, immobilized trimeric complexes of the main light …

The dynamics of excitation energy transfer within the B850 ring of light harvesting complex 2
from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and between neighboring B850 rings is investigated by …

We report fully quantum mechanical simulations of excitation energy transfer within the
peripheral light harvesting complex (LH2) of Rhodopseudomonas molischianum at room …

The ability of cells to sense and respond to mechanical force underlies diverse processes
such as touch and hearing in animals, gravitropism in plants, and bacterial osmoregulation …

The past several years have seen dramatic progress in our understanding of the reactions
taking place in the early events of photosynthesis. This has been in large part due to …

In invertebrates and vertebrates, carotenoids are ubiquitous colorants, antioxidants, and
provitamin A compounds that must be absorbed from dietary sources and transported to …