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PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH
Volume 86, Issue 1-2, Pages 241-250Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-005-1003-8
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excitation energy transfer; fucoxanthin-chlorophyll protein; marine photosynthesis; ultrafast spectroscopy
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We characterized the energy transfer pathways in the fucoxanthin-chlorophyll protein (FCP) complex of the diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana by conducting ultrafast transient absorption measurements. This light harvesting antenna has a distinct pigment composition and binds chlorophyll a (Chl-a), fucoxanthin and chlorophyll c (Chl-c) molecules in a 4:4:1 ratio. We find that upon excitation of fucoxanthin to its S-2 state, a significant amount of excitation energy is transferred rapidly to Chl-a. The ensuing dynamics illustrate the presence of a complex energy transfer network that also involves energy transfer from the unrelaxed or 'hot' intermediates. Chl-c to Chl-a energy transfer occurs on a timescale of a 100 fs. We observe no significant spectral evolution in the Chl-a region of the spectrum. We have applied global and target analysis to model the measured excited state dynamics and estimate the spectra of the states involved; the energy transfer network is discussed in relation to the pigment organization of the FCP complex.
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