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Energy Migration and Exciton Trappimg in Green Plant Photosynthesis

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Excitation Energy and Electron Transfer in Photosynthesis

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The possible origins of the different fluorescence decay components in green plants are discussed in terms of a random walk and Butler’s bipartite model. The interaction of the excitations with the photosystem II reaction centers and, specifically, the regeneration of theses excitations by charge recombination within the reaction centers, are considered. Based on comparisons between fluorescence decay profiles, time-dependent exciton annihilation and photoelectric phenomena, it appears that the fast 200 ps decay component corresponds to primary energy transport from the antenna to the reaction centers and is dominant in filling the photosystem II reaction centers.

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  1. Chemistry Department, New York University, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Nicholas E. Geacintov

  2. Service de Biophysique, Departement de Biologie, C.E.N. Saclay, 91191, Gif sur Yvette, cedex, France

    Jacques Breton

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA

    Robert S. Knox

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  1. Departments of Physiology & Biophysics and Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 289 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Govindjee

  2. Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, SW7 2BB, London, UK

    J. Barber

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Lilly Hall of life Sciences, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

    W. A. Cramer

  4. Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. H. C. Goedheer

  5. Association Recherche en Bioenergie Solaire Cadarche, Saint Paul Lez Durance, France

    J. Lavorel

  6. Research Station of Gorsem West, Sint Truiden, Belgium

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  7. Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

    Barbara A. Zilinskas

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Geacintov, N.E., Breton, J., Knox, R.S. (1987). Energy Migration and Exciton Trappimg in Green Plant Photosynthesis. In: Govindjee, et al. Excitation Energy and Electron Transfer in Photosynthesis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3527-3_12

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