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Enhancing the Light Harvesting Capability of a Photosynthetic Reaction Center by a Tailored Molecular Fluorophore
Author(s) -
Milano Francesco,
Tangorra Rocco Roberto,
Hassan Omar Omar,
Ragni Roberta,
Operamolla Alessandra,
Agostiano Angela,
Farinola Gianluca M.,
Trotta Massimo
Publication year - 2012
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/anie.201203404
Subject(s) - fluorophore , computer science , photosynthetic reaction centre , photosynthesis , light energy , information retrieval , nanotechnology , chemistry , materials science , fluorescence , physics , optics , biochemistry
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.