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Solutions of bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a in both monomeric and aggregated forms, and also in solutions of pigment-protein complexes, were examined by resonance-Raman spectroscopy. The results permit us to report and discuss:
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Koyama, Y., Kakitani, Y., Limantara, L., Fujii, R. (2006). Effects of Axial Coordination, Electronic Excitation and Oxidation on Bond Orders in the Bacteriochlorin Macrocycle, and Generation of Radical Cation on Photo- Excitation of in vitro and in vivo Bacteriochlorophyll a Aggregates: Resonance Raman Studies. In: Grimm, B., Porra, R.J., Rüdiger, W., Scheer, H. (eds) Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4516-6_22
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