The Unique Photophysical Properties of the Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Protein

Title:The Unique Photophysical Properties of the Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Protein

Volume: 15 Issue: 4

Author(s): Donatella Carbonera, Marilena Di Valentin, Riccardo Spezia and Alberto Mezzetti

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Keywords: Carotenoids, light-harvesting, peridinin, peridinin-chlorophyll-protein, photoprotection.

Abstract: Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Proteins (PCPs) are water-soluble light harvesting complexes from dinoflagellates. They have unique light-harvesting and energy transfer properties which have been studied in details in the last 15 years. This review aims to give an overview on all the main aspects of PCPs photophysics, with an emphasis on some aspects which have not been reviewed in details so far, such as vibrational spectroscopy studies, theoretical calculations, and magnetic resonance studies. A paragraph on the present development of PCPs towards technological applications is also included.

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Carbonera Donatella, Valentin Di Marilena, Spezia Riccardo and Mezzetti Alberto, The Unique Photophysical Properties of the Peridinin-Chlorophyll-a-Protein, Current Protein & Peptide Science 2014; 15 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203715666140327111139

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389203715666140327111139	Print ISSN 1389-2037
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5550