2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Energetics of functional molecules for the light-induced charge separation in photosynthetic bacteria
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21750012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Physical chemistry
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
KATO Yuki 東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 助教 (10376634)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 生物物理化学 / 光合成 |
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| Research Abstract |
To elucidate the energetics for the light-induced charge separation in photosynthetic bacteria, in which redox properties of cofactors were obscure because of insufficient measurement technique, redox potentials of the cofactors have been determined in the present work by spectroelectrochemistry using an optically-transparent thin-layer electrode cell. Further, by investigating the cofactors' redox potentials in various species, we have discussed the inevitability and admissibility of the energetics in the photosynthetic reactions.
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