Linker proteins enable ultrafast excitation energy transfer in the phycobilisome antenna system of Thermosynechococcus vulcanus

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Comparison of kinetics of photoexcitation migration from PC620 to APC Core in extracted and intact pentacyclic phycobilisomes ofT. vulcanus. The extracted PBS does not have linker protein, while intact has them and they facilitate the migration.

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To improve the energy conversion efficiency of solar organic cells, the clue may lie in the development of devices inspired by an efficient light harvesting mechanism of some aquatic photosynthetic microorganisms that are adapted to low light intensity.


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