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Quantum design of photosynthesis for bio-inspired solar-energy conversion by Romero, Elisabet, Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I., van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Photosynthesis is the natural process that converts solar photons into energy-rich products that are needed to drive the biochemistry of life. Two ultrafast…”
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Light Absorption and Energy Transfer in the Antenna Complexes of Photosynthetic Organisms by Mirkovic, Tihana, Ostroumov, Evgeny E, Anna, Jessica M, van Grondelle, Rienk, Govindjee, Scholes, Gregory D

“…The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for…”
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Both electronic and vibrational coherences are involved in primary electron transfer in bacterial reaction center by Ma, Fei, Romero, Elisabet, Jones, Michael R., Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I., van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Understanding the mechanism behind the near-unity efficiency of primary electron transfer in reaction centers is essential for designing performance-enhanced…”
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Quieting a noisy antenna reproduces photosynthetic light-harvesting spectra by Arp, Trevor B, Kistner-Morris, Jed, Aji, Vivek, Cogdell, Richard J, van Grondelle, Rienk, Gabor, Nathaniel M

“…Photosynthesis achieves near unity light-harvesting quantum efficiency yet it remains unknown whether there exists a fundamental organizing principle giving…”
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Bioinspiration in light harvesting and catalysis by Proppe, Andrew H., Li, Yuguang C., Aspuru-Guzik, Alán, Berlinguette, Curtis P., Chang, Christopher J., Cogdell, Richard, Doyle, Abigail G., Flick, Johannes, Gabor, Nathaniel M., van Grondelle, Rienk, Hammes-Schiffer, Sharon, Jaffer, Shaffiq A., Kelley, Shana O., Leclerc, Mario, Leo, Karl, Mallouk, Thomas E., Narang, Prineha, Schlau-Cohen, Gabriela S., Scholes, Gregory D., Vojvodic, Aleksandra, Yam, Vivian Wing-Wah, Yang, Jenny Y., Sargent, Edward H.

“…Capturing and converting solar energy into fuels and feedstocks is a global challenge that spans numerous disciplines and fields of research. Billions of years…”
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The Role of Resonant Vibrations in Electronic Energy Transfer by Malý, Pavel, Somsen, Oscar J. G., Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I., Mančal, Tomáš, van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Nuclear vibrations play a prominent role in the spectroscopy and dynamics of electronic systems. As recent experimental and theoretical studies suggest, this…”
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The nature of coherences in the B820 bacteriochlorophyll dimer revealed by two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy by Ferretti, Marco, Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I, Romero, Elisabet, Augulis, Ramunas, Pandit, Anjali, Zigmantas, Donatas, van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Light-harvesting in photosynthesis is determined by the excitonic interactions in disordered antennae and the coupling of collective electronic excitations to…”
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Controlled Disorder in Plant Light-Harvesting Complex II Explains Its Photoprotective Role by Krüger, Tjaart P.J., Ilioaia, Cristian, Johnson, Matthew P., Ruban, Alexander V., Papagiannakis, Emmanouil, Horton, Peter, van Grondelle, Rienk

“…The light-harvesting antenna of photosystem II (PSII) has the ability to switch rapidly between a state of efficient light use and one in which excess…”
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Switching an Individual Phycobilisome Off and On by Gwizdala, Michal, Botha, Joshua L, Wilson, Adjélé, Kirilovsky, Diana, van Grondelle, Rienk, Krüger, Tjaart P. J

“…Photosynthetic organisms have found various smart ways to cope with unexpected changes in light conditions. In many cyanobacteria, the lethal effects of a…”
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Excitation Dynamics in Phycoerythrin 545: Modeling of Steady-State Spectra and Transient Absorption with Modified Redfield Theory by Novoderezhkin, Vladimir I., Doust, Alexander B., Curutchet, Carles, Scholes, Gregory D., van Grondelle, Rienk

“…We model the spectra and excitation dynamics in the phycobiliprotein antenna complex PE545 isolated from the unicellular photosynthetic cryptophyte algae…”
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The Photophysics of the Orange Carotenoid Protein, a Light-Powered Molecular Switch by Berera, Rudi, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M, Gwizdala, Michal, Wilson, Adjélé, Kirilovsky, Diana, van Grondelle, Rienk

“…To cope with the deleterious effects of excess illumination, photosynthetic organisms have developed photoprotective mechanisms that dissipate the absorbed…”
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Mixed Exciton–Charge-Transfer States in Photosystem II: Stark Spectroscopy on Site-Directed Mutants by Romero, Elisabet, Diner, Bruce A., Nixon, Peter J., Coleman, Wiliam J., Dekker, Jan P., van Grondelle, Rienk

“…We investigated the electronic structure of the photosystem II reaction center (PSII RC) in relation to the light-induced charge separation process using Stark…”
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Functional Rearrangement of the Light-Harvesting Antenna upon State Transitions in a Green Alga by Wlodarczyk, Lucyna M., Snellenburg, Joris J., Ihalainen, Janne A., van Grondelle, Rienk, van Stokkum, Ivo H.M., Dekker, Jan P.

“…State transitions in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii serve to balance excitation energy transfer to photosystem I (PSI) and to photosystem II (PSII)…”
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Metal Cations Induced αβ‐BChl a Heterogeneity in LH1 as Revealed by Temperature‐Dependent Fluorescence Splitting by Ma, Fei, Yu, Long‐Jiang, Llansola‐Portoles, Manuel J., Robert, Bruno, Wang‐Otomo, Zheng‐Yu, van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Two spectral forms of the core light‐harvesting complex (LH1) of the purple bacterium Thermochromatium (Tch.) tepidum, the native Ca2+‐binding and the…”
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Energy transfer and trapping in Synechococcus WH 7803 by Acuña, Alonso M., Lemaire, Claire, van Grondelle, Rienk, Robert, Bruno, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M.

“…Excitation energy transfer (EET) and trapping in Synechococcus WH 7803 whole cells and isolated photosystem I (PSI) complexes have been studied by…”
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Functional Compartmental Modeling of the Photosystems in the Thylakoid Membrane at 77 K by Snellenburg, Joris J, Dekker, Jan P, van Grondelle, Rienk, van Stokkum, Ivo H. M

“…Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy measurements at 77 K on thylakoid membrane preparations and isolated photosynthetic complexes thereof were investigated…”
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The Specificity of Controlled Protein Disorder in the Photoprotection of Plants by Krüger, Tjaart P.J., Ilioaia, Cristian, Johnson, Matthew P., Belgio, Erica, Horton, Peter, Ruban, Alexander V., van Grondelle, Rienk

“…Light-harvesting pigment-protein complexes of photosystem II of plants have a dual function: they efficiently use absorbed energy for photosynthesis at…”
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Molecular Adaptation of Photoprotection: Triplet States in Light-Harvesting Proteins by Gall, Andrew, Berera, Rudi, Alexandre, Maxime T.A., Pascal, Andrew A., Bordes, Luc, Mendes-Pinto, Maria M., Andrianambinintsoa, Sandra, Stoitchkova, Katerina V., Marin, Alessandro, Valkunas, Leonas, Horton, Peter, Kennis, John T.M., van Grondelle, Rienk, Ruban, Alexander, Robert, Bruno

“…The photosynthetic light-harvesting systems of purple bacteria and plants both utilize specific carotenoids as quenchers of the harmful (bacterio)chlorophyll…”
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Fluorescence blinking of single major light-harvesting complexes by Chmeliov, Jevgenij, Valkunas, Leonas, Krüger, Tjaart P J, Ilioaia, Cristian, Grondelle, Rienk van

“…Recent time-resolved studies have revealed the switching behavior of single photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes. In this work, we suggest a conceptual…”
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On the Involvement of Single-Bond Rotation in the Primary Photochemistry of Photoactive Yellow Protein by Stahl, Andreas D., Hospes, Marijke, Singhal, Kushagra, van Stokkum, Ivo, van Grondelle, Rienk, Groot, Marie Louise, Hellingwerf, Klaas J.

“…Prior experimental observations, as well as theoretical considerations, have led to the proposal that C 4-C 7 single-bond rotation may play an important role…”
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