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Cover Picture: Enhancing the Light Harvesting Capability of a Photosynthetic Reaction Center by a Tailored Molecular Fluorophore (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 44/2012)
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 - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201207837
Subject(s) - fluorophore , photosynthetic reaction centre , cover (algebra) , photosynthesis , int , covalent bond , center (category theory) , energy harvesting , photochemistry , chemistry , materials science , optoelectronics , computer science , energy (signal processing) , physics , fluorescence , optics , engineering , crystallography , organic chemistry , biochemistry , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , operating system
A hybrid photosynthetic machine capable of exploiting solar energy for photoconversion is described by G. M. Farinola, M. Trotta, and co‐workers in their Communication on page 11019 ff. 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 conversion and light‐harvesting ability. Photograph by Francesca Suaria.