The Quantum Physics of Photosynthesis Export

@article{Ritz2002DSchulten, abstract = {Biological cells contain nanoscale machineries that exhibit a unique combination of high efficiency, high adaptability to changing environmental conditions, and high reliability. Recent progress in obtaining atomically resolved structures provide an opportunity for an atomic-level explanation of the biological function of cellular machineries and the underlying physical mechanisms. A prime example in this regard is the apparatus with which purple bacteria harvest the light of the sun. Its highly symmetrical architecture and close interplay of biological functionality with quantum physical processes allow an illuminating demonstration of the fact that properties of living beings ultimately rely on and are determined by the laws of physics.}, address = {Department of Physics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) Fax: (+1) 217-244-6078 URL: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu; Department of Biology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061 (USA); Department of Chemistry University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA)}, author = {Ritz, Thorsten and Damjanovi\ć, Ana and Schulten, Klaus}, citeulike-article-id = {5361683}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1439-7641(20020315)3:3%3C243::AID-CPHC243%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/91016381/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/1439-7641(20020315)3:3%3C243::AID-CPHC243%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, issn = {1439-7641}, journal = {ChemPhysChem}, keywords = {carotenoids, foster, photosynthesis, quantum}, number = {3}, pages = {243--248}, posted-at = {2009-08-04 20:57:04}, priority = {2}, title = {The Quantum Physics of Photosynthesis}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1439-7641(20020315)3:3%3C243::AID-CPHC243%3E3.0.CO;2-Y}, volume = {3}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - Ritz2002DSchulten L3 - citeulike-article-id:5361683 N2 - Biological cells contain nanoscale machineries that exhibit a unique combination of high efficiency, high adaptability to changing environmental conditions, and high reliability. Recent progress in obtaining atomically resolved structures provide an opportunity for an atomic-level explanation of the biological function of cellular machineries and the underlying physical mechanisms. A prime example in this regard is the apparatus with which purple bacteria harvest the light of the sun. Its highly symmetrical architecture and close interplay of biological functionality with quantum physical processes allow an illuminating demonstration of the fact that properties of living beings ultimately rely on and are determined by the laws of physics. IS - 3 JF - ChemPhysChem SN - 1439-7641 AD - Department of Physics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 405 N. Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) Fax: (+1) 217-244-6078 URL: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu; Department of Biology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061 (USA); Department of Chemistry University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 (USA) EP - 248 TI - The Quantum Physics of Photosynthesis VL - 3 SP - 243 KW - carotenoids KW - foster KW - photosynthesis KW - quantum AU - Ritz, Thorsten AU - Damjanović, Ana AU - Schulten, Klaus PY - 2002/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1439-7641(20020315)3:3%3C243::AID-CPHC243%3E3.0.CO;2-Y ER -