2004
Redox Functions of Carotenoids in Photosynthesis †
Frank HA, Brudvig GW. Redox Functions of Carotenoids in Photosynthesis †. Biochemistry 2004, 43: 8607-8615. PMID: 15236568, DOI: 10.1021/bi0492096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial light-harvesting complexesLight-harvesting complexCarotenoid cation radicalsPhotosystem IICation radicalsCation radical formationLight-harvesting pigmentsChlorophyll triplet statesPhotosynthetic reaction centersWater oxidationMolecular wiresRedox centersRedox reactionsElectron transferPhotosynthetic apparatusMeans of photoprotectionRedox roleBacterial photosynthesisRedox functionCarotenoid moleculesTriplet stateReaction centersRadical formationNovel mechanismPhysiological significance
2001
Carotenoid Photooxidation in Photosystem II
Tracewell C, Vrettos J, Bautista J, Frank H, Brudvig G. Carotenoid Photooxidation in Photosystem II. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 2001, 385: 61-69. PMID: 11361027, DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotosystem IIElectron transfer reactionsPhotosynthetic reaction centersWater oxidationLight-harvesting pigmentsCarotenoid cationOxidizing intermediatesElectron transferRedox roleBacterial photosynthesisReaction centersPhysical methodsCationsPhotooxidationCarotenoid compositionRedoxOxidationIntermediatesAlternate pathwayCarotenoidsMinireviewReactionPhotoprotectionPossible rolePigments