Recent experimental studies have shown how the quantum mechanism of electronic coherence is essential in the efficient energy transfer systems of the photosynthetic FMO complex found in green sulfur bacteria [1-3]. The FMO protein structure consists of a central magnesium atom surrounded by three identical monomers, each embedded with seven bacteriochlorophyll chromophore molecules, with an eighth additional bacteriochlorophyll chromophore between each of the three monomers [4]. The FMO acts as a mediator, efficiently facilitating the energy transfer from the light-harvesting antennae, known as chlorosomes, to the reaction center where the energy conversions of photosynthesis take place. Read More

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