Fluorescence of zeaxanthin and violaxanthin in aggregated forms

Wieslaw I. Gruszecki; Bogumil Zelent; Roger M. Leblanc

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Fluorescence of zeaxanthin and violaxanthin in aggregated forms

Wieslaw I. Gruszecki, Bogumil Zelent, Roger M. Leblanc

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The fluorescence emission, the absorption, and the fluorescence excitation spectra of zeaxanthin (Z) and violaxanthin (V) aggregates formed in a water-ethanol solvent system have been measured. Fluorescence quantum yield for zeaxanthin and violaxanthin are: φ{symbol}_F(Z) = 4.3 × 10^-4 and φ{symbol}_F(V) = 1.7 × 10^-3. The fluorescence lifetimes are τ_F(Z) = 1.06 ± 0.07 ns and τ_F(V) = 0.90 ± 0.10 ns. The calculated natural radiative lifetimes, τ⁰(Z) = 2.6 × 10^-6 s and τ⁰(V) = 5.3 × 10^-7 s correspond well to the literature values estimated for ¹A^*_g state of β-carotene by indirect measurements. The energy of the ¹A^*_g state of the carotenoid aggregates has been measured as 17860 cm^-1. The fluorescence of these carotenoid aggregates is related to the radiative deactivation of both the ¹B_u electronic singlet state and the symmetrically forbidden lowest excited electronic singlet state ¹A^*_g.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	563-568
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	171
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(90)85264-D
State	Published - Aug 17 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Gruszecki, W. I., Zelent, B., & Leblanc, R. M. (1990). Fluorescence of zeaxanthin and violaxanthin in aggregated forms. Chemical Physics Letters, 171(5-6), 563-568. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(90)85264-D

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