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Structural factors which control the position of the Qy absorption band of bacteriochlorophyll a in purple bacterial antenna complexes

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This paper presents a concise review of the structural factors which control the energy of the Qy absorption band of bacteriochlorophyll a in purple bacterial antenna complexes. The energy of these Qy absorption bands is important for excitation energy transfer within the bacterial photosynthetic unit.

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    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5EH, UK

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  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, IBLS, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK

    R.J. Cogdell, T.D. Howard & A.T. Gardiner

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK

    N.W. Isaacs & K. McLuskey

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Cogdell, R., Howard, T., Isaacs, N. et al. Structural factors which control the position of the Qy absorption band of bacteriochlorophyll a in purple bacterial antenna complexes. Photosynthesis Research 74, 135–141 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020995224156

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