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M C Thurnauer1, J J Katz, J R Norris.
Abstract
In vitro and in vivo triplet state electron paramagnetic resonance (epr) spectra of bacteriochlorophylls (Bchls) show important differences in (a) electron spin polarization (esp), and (b) zero field splitting (ZFS) parameters. The unusual esp and ZFS properties of the observed in vivo triplet state are best interpreted as arising from a short-lived radical pair precursor (not directly observable by epr) formed in or with the special pair of bacteriochlorophyll molecules involved in the primary photo-act.Year: 1975 PMID: 16592270 PMCID: PMC432970 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.72.9.3270
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205