Exciton Origin of Color-Tuning in Ca<sup>2+</sup>-Binding Photosynthetic Bacteria

Flexible color adaptation to available ecological niches is vital for the photosynthetic organisms to thrive. Hence, most purple bacteria living in the shade of green plants and algae apply bacteriochlorophyll <i>a</i> pigments to harvest near infra-red light around 850–875 nm. Exception...

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Main Authors: Kõu Timpmann, Margus Rätsep, Liina Kangur, Alexandra Lehtmets, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo, Arvi Freiberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7338