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A new energy transfer channel from carotenoids to chlorophylls in purple bacteria.


ABSTRACT: It is unclear whether there is an intermediate dark state between the S2 and S1 states of carotenoids. Previous two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy measurements support its existence and its involvement in the energy transfer from carotenoids to chlorophylls, but there is still considerable debate on the origin of this dark state and how it regulates the energy transfer process. Here we use ab initio calculations on excited-state dynamics and simulated two-dimensional electronic spectrum of carotenoids from purple bacteria to provide evidence supporting that the dark state may be assigned to a new Ag+ state. Our calculations also indicate that groups on the conjugation backbone of carotenoids may substantially affect the excited-state levels and the energy transfer process. These results contribute to a better understanding of carotenoid excited states.Carotenoids harvest energy from light and transfer it to chlorophylls during photosynthesis. Here, Feng et al. perform ab initio calculations on excited-state dynamics and simulated 2D electronic spectrum of carotenoids, supporting the existence of a new excited state in carotenoids.

SUBMITTER: Feng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5504074 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new energy transfer channel from carotenoids to chlorophylls in purple bacteria.

Feng Jin J   Tseng Chi-Wei CW   Chen Tingwei T   Leng Xia X   Yin Huabing H   Cheng Yuan-Chung YC   Rohlfing Michael M   Ma Yuchen Y  

Nature communications 20170710 1


It is unclear whether there is an intermediate dark state between the S<sub>2</sub> and S<sub>1</sub> states of carotenoids. Previous two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy measurements support its existence and its involvement in the energy transfer from carotenoids to chlorophylls, but there is still considerable debate on the origin of this dark state and how it regulates the energy transfer process. Here we use ab initio calculations on excited-state dynamics and simulated two-dimensional e  ...[more]

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