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Biomimetic Model of a Plant Photosystem Consisting of a Recombinant Light‐Harvesting Complex and a Terrylene Dye
Author(s) -
WolfKlein Henriette,
Kohl Christopher,
Müllen Klaus,
Paulsen Harald
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020916)41:18<3378::aid-anie3378>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - photosystem ii , photochemistry , chemistry , recombinant dna , biophysics , photosynthesis , biochemistry , biology , gene
A simple model of a plant photosystem has been constructed from a recombinant light‐harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein (LHCIIb) of the plant photosynthetic apparatus and a covalently coupled benzoylterrylene‐3,4‐dicarboximide dye (BTI) as an artificial energy trap (see picture). Up to 85 % of the energy absorbed by LHCIIb are transferred to the acceptor.