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Title: Impact of Single-Point Mutations on the Excitonic Structure and Dynamics in a Fenna–Matthews–Olson Complex

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

The Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) antenna complex from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobaculum (C.) tepidum is an important model protein to study exciton dynamics and excitation energy transfer in photosynthetic complexes. Single point mutations provide an excellent opportunity for the study of exciton structure and interexciton level relaxation. In this bacterium, the energy harvested by chlorosomes is funnelled via the baseplate pigments and FMO trimers to the reaction center (RC), where photochemistry takes place. The structure of the FMO protein from C. tepidum was solved and revealed a homotrimeric complex containing eight bacteriochlorophylls (BChl) a per monomer.

Research Organization:
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0006678
OSTI ID:
1539328
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 9, Issue 12; ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
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