期刊
MOLECULES
卷 27, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031093
关键词
chlorophylls; current research; applications; history
资金
- Univeristy of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation
Chlorophylls play a crucial role in photosynthesis and have various other functions, making them valuable in fields such as basic science, medicine, colorants, and optoelectronics. Ongoing research in chlorophylls and their counterparts continues to bring new insights and applications despite over 200 years of study.
Chlorophylls provide the basis for photosynthesis and thereby most life on Earth. Besides their involvement in primary charge separation in the reaction center, they serve as light-harvesting and light-sensing pigments, they also have additional functions, e.g., in inter-system electron transfer. Chlorophylls also have a wealth of applications in basic science, medicine, as colorants and, possibly, in optoelectronics. Considering that there has been more than 200 years of chlorophyll research, one would think that all has been said on these pigments. However, the opposite is true: ongoing research evidenced in this Special Issue brings together current work on chlorophylls and on their carotenoid counterparts. These introductory notes give a very brief and in part personal account of the history of chlorophyll research and applications, before concluding with a snapshot of this year's publications.
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