Supramolecular energy transfer from photoexcited chlorosomal zinc porphyrin self-aggregates to a chlorin or bacteriochlorin monomer as models of main light-harvesting antenna systems in green photosynthetic bacteria

Yumiko Kataoka, Yutaka Shibata, Hitoshi Tamiaki

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Abstract

Self-aggregates of a synthetic zinc porphyrin worked as a light absorber and photoexcited energy donor, transferred the collected energy to a small amount of 3-acetyl-(bacterio)chlorin monomer, and induced near-infrared fluorescence from the acceptors in aqueous micellar solution. These artificial supramolecular systems are novel models of the main light-harvesting antennas of green photosynthetic bacteria, chlorosomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5218-5221
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume22
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Aug 15

Keywords

  • Energy transfer
  • Green photosynthetic bacteria
  • Light-harvesting antenna systems
  • Self-aggregates
  • Zinc porphyrin

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