Enhancing the light harvesting capability of a photosynthetic reaction center by a tailored molecular fluorophore

Francesco Milano; Rocco Roberto Tangorra; Omar Hassan Omar; Roberta Ragni; Alessandra Operamolla; Angela Agostiano; Gianluca M Farinola; Massimo Trotta

doi:10.1002/anie.201203404

Enhancing the light harvesting capability of a photosynthetic reaction center by a tailored molecular fluorophore

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Oct 29;51(44):11019-23. doi: 10.1002/anie.201203404. Epub 2012 Sep 26.

Authors

Francesco Milano¹, Rocco Roberto Tangorra, Omar Hassan Omar, Roberta Ragni, Alessandra Operamolla, Angela Agostiano, Gianluca M Farinola, Massimo Trotta

Affiliation

¹ Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.

PMID: 23011764
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201203404

Abstract

Light machine: The simplest photosynthetic protein able to convert sunlight into other energy forms is covalently functionalized with a tailored organic dye to obtain a fully functional hybrid complex that outperforms the natural system in light harvesting and conversion ability.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriochlorophylls / chemistry
Crystallography, X-Ray
Fluorescence
Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
Light*
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / chemistry*
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / isolation & purification
Models, Molecular
Oxidation-Reduction
Rhodobacter sphaeroides / chemistry
Ubiquinone / analogs & derivatives
Ubiquinone / chemistry

Substances

Bacteriochlorophylls
Fluorescent Dyes
Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes
Ubiquinone
coenzyme Q10