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On the photophysics and photochemical properties of carotenoids and their role as light-harvesting pigments in photosynthesis

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: In photosynthetic organisms, carotenoids have been implicated in several diverse roles.Yet, owing to profound technical difficulties encountered in attempting to examine the electronic state energies and dynamics of carotenoids both in vitro and in vivo, several questions remain, and much of the data and interpretations of the results are controversial.This paper will discuss some of these questions and controversies, the resolution of which is important in unraveling the manner in which carotenoids function in photosynthetic systems.

Source: Pure and Applied Chemistry

DOI: 10.1351/pac199769102117

Authors: Harry A. Frank, Veeradej Chynwat, R. Z. B. Desamero, Roya Farhoosh, Joy Erickson, James Bautista

Institution: University of Connecticut

Language: English

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Connecticut, National Institutes of Health

OpenAlex ID: W2170796523

FWCI: 0.829

Cites: 4

Cited by: 114

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