Review Article

Functional Nanohybrid Materials from Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins

Figure 2

The absorption spectra of bacteriochlorophyll-a in organic solvent (λmax = 770 nm, ET-OH), bound to the RC in the form of monomer (called “accessory chlorophylls,” λmax = 802 nm) and in the form of dimer (called primary electron donor, (BChl)2, λmax = 860 nm).