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Singlet states of carotenoids: Singlet states of carotenoids consist of the optically-allowed 1Bu + and the optically-forbidden 1Bu − and 2Ag − states which are involved in Car → BChl singlet-energy transfer. These energies of Car decrease with the number of conjugated double bonds, n, as linear functions of 1/(2n + 1).
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Koyama, Y., Kakitani, Y. (2014). Molecular Mechanisms of Light-Harvesting and Photo-Protection by Carotenoids Explaining Configurational Selections by Antenna and Reaction Centre Complexes. In: Howard, J., Sparkes, H., Raithby, P., Churakov, A. (eds) The Future of Dynamic Structural Science. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8550-1_16
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