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How Light-Harvesting and Energy-Transfer Processes Are Modified Under Different Light Conditions: STUDIES by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy

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Photosynthetic organisms contain specific pigment-protein complexes that absorb light energy and subsequently transfer excitation energy to the photosynthetic reaction centers. Changing the quality and/or quantity of the complexes is how light-harvesting and energy-transfer processes adapt to environments. Cyanobacteria and red algae form a unique peripheral membrane complex, phycobilisome, whereas integral membrane complexes containing specific carotenoids are found in green algae and higher plants. We examine light-harvesting and energy-transfer processes in different types of complexes by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Changes in these processes in response to different environments are also discussed.

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The authors would like to thank Prof. Mimuro and Prof. Tsuchiya (Kyoto University), Prof. Yamazaki and Prof. Tanaka (Hokkaido University), Prof. Takaichi (Nippon Medical School), Prof. Tomo (Tokyo University of Science), and Prof. Murakami and Prof. Kondo (Kobe University), for helpful discussion and important contributions to the research surveyed in this article.

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Akimoto, S., Yokono, M. (2017). How Light-Harvesting and Energy-Transfer Processes Are Modified Under Different Light Conditions: STUDIES by Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy. In: Hou, H., Najafpour, M., Moore, G., Allakhverdiev, S. (eds) Photosynthesis: Structures, Mechanisms, and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48873-8_8

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