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Metal-substituted Bacteriochlorophylls: Novel Molecular Tools

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Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 25))

Abstract

Chromophore molecules have fascinated scientists for decades. As early as 1903, chlorophylls were analyzed by chromatography, a newly introduced technique at that time (Tswett, 1906). Ever since, porphyrins and hydroporphyrins and their metal complexes, such as chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls, have been studied extensively in the context of their roles in photosynthesis, as biological model systems, and recently, as promising sensitizers for photodynamic therapy. When increasing ring saturation from the D 4h porphyrin macrocycle symmetry to the less symmetrical hydroporphyrins (together with an additional isocyclic ring), a wealth of possibilities for experimental observations of increasing complexity and detail became available. The synergistic link between theoretical and experimental approaches has advanced not only the understanding of various (bacterio)chlorophyll functions, but has also provided tools for exploring other complex electronic systems.

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Yerushalmi, R., Ashur, I., Scherz, A. (2006). Metal-substituted Bacteriochlorophylls: Novel Molecular Tools. In: Grimm, B., Porra, R.J., Rüdiger, W., Scheer, H. (eds) Chlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophylls. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4516-6_34

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