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Excitation energy trap** in anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria

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Discoveries in Photosynthesis

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Various aspects of excitation energy conversion in anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria are surveyed. This minireview discusses different models that have been proposed during the past 60 years to describe excitation energy transfer from an antenna molecule to the reaction center. First, a simple one-dimensional model was suggested, but over time the models became more detailed when structural and dynamic information was included. This review focuses mainly on the picture of purple bacteria and green sulfur bacteria developed during the past decades.

Sieglinde Neerken dedicates this article to her mentor and coauthor Jan Amesz (see Figure 1 for his photograph). Jan passed away on January 29, 2001. His obituary by A.J. Hoff and T.J. Aartsma appears in Photosynthesis Research 71: 1–4 (2002).

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  2. Philips Research, Prof. Holstlaan 4 (WB 32), 5656 AA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Amesz, J., Neerken, S. (2005). Excitation energy trap** in anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria. In: Govindjee, Beatty, J.T., Gest, H., Allen, J.F. (eds) Discoveries in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3324-9_14

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