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Red-Shifted and Red Chlorophylls in Photosystems: Entropy as a Driving Force for Uphill Energy Transfer?

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Friedrich, T., Schmitt, FJ. (2021). Red-Shifted and Red Chlorophylls in Photosystems: Entropy as a Driving Force for Uphill Energy Transfer?. In: Shen, JR., Satoh, K., Allakhverdiev, S.I. (eds) Photosynthesis: Molecular Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67407-6_9

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