Unusually rapid energy transfer and internal conversion in xanthorhodopsin and its carotenoid antenna

Jingyi Zhu, Itay Gdor, Elena Smolensky, Noga Friedman, Mordechai Sheves, Sanford Ruhman

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Abstract

Internal conversion and energy transfer from S2 of the salinixanthine antenna in xanthorhodopsin takes less than 30 fs, leading to lower singlets with rotated transition dipoles. This timescale questions models of resonant electronic energy transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2010
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557528940
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventInternational Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2010 - Snowmass Village, CO, United States
Duration: 18 Jul 201023 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, UP 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySnowmass Village, CO
Period18/07/1023/07/10

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