2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Approach from Organic Synthesis Toward Elucidating the Mechanism of Super Energy Transfer Efficiencies of Carotenoids in Photosynthesis
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22550160
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Chemistry related to living body
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 海洋光合成初期過程 / カロテノイド / 超エネルギー伝達効率の解明 / ペリジニン / フコキサンチン / シリーズでの類縁体合成 / 超高速時間分解スペクトル |
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| Research Abstract |
Peridinin and fucoxanthin are known as representative auxiliary light harvesting pigments for photosynthesis in the sea. In the super complexes constructed with these carotenoids, chlorophyll and protein, respectively, exceptionally high (>85%) energy transfer efficiencies from the carotenoids to chlorophyll have been reported. This high efficiency is thought to be related to the unique structure of the carotenoids, which possesse allene and carbonyl functions. There are, however, no studies on the relation between the structural features of these carotenoids and their super ability of the energy transfer. We then focused on the subjects of how these functions play a role in the exceptionally highly energy transfer. We have achieved the efficient syntheses of these natural carotenoids and their modified derivatives on allene and conjugated polyene. Measurements of their ultrafast time resolved spectra and Stark spectra have strongly suggested that the structural feature of the both carotenoids has essentially contributed to their super ability of the energy transfer.
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] Stark Absorption Spectroscopy of Peridinin and Allene-modified Analogues2010
Author(s)
Kusumoto, T.; Horibe, T.; Kajikawa, T.; Hasegawa, S.; Iwashita, T.; Cogdell, R. J.; Birge, R. R.; Frank, H. A.; Katsumura, S.; Hashimoto, H
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Journal Title
Chem. Phys.
Volume: 373
Pages: 71-79
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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