Takumi Noguchi
Publication List



2024

Y. Kato, H. Ito, and T. Noguchi
Reaction mechanism of the terminal plastoquinone QB in photosystem II as revealed by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry, in press (2024).

S. Watanabe, and T. Noguchi
Intermediate formation via proton release during the photoassembly of the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B 128, 8145-8161 (2024).

X. Zhang, R. Taniguchi, R. Nagao, T. Tomo, T. Noguchi, S. Ye, Y. Shibata
Access to the antenna system of photosystem I via single-molecule excitation-emission spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. B 128, 2664–2674 (2024).

T. Noguchi
Mechanism of proton transfer through the D1-E65/D2-E312 gate during photosynthetic water oxidation
J. Phys. Chem. B 128, 1866–1875 (2024)

K. Kamogawa, Y. Kato, Y. Tamaki, T. Noguchi, K. Nozaki, T. Nakagawa, and O. Ishitania
Overall reaction mechanism of photocatalytic CO2 reduction on Re(I)-complex catalyst unit of Ru(II)-Re(I) supramolecular photocatalyst
Chem. Sci. 15, 2074-2088 (2024)


2023

T. Matsubara, Y. Shimada, T. Kitajima-Ihara, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Rapid-scan Fourier transform infrared monitoring of the photoactivation process in cyanobacterial photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B 127, 8150–8161 (2023)

A. Boussac, M. Sugiura, M. Nakamura, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi, S. Viola, A. W. Rutherford, and J. Sellés
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+
Photosynth. Res. in press (2023)

野口 巧
太古の地球における酸素の起源:翻訳後アミノ酸変換による酸素発生系の形成
生化学 95, 341-345 (2023)

T. Hayase, Y. Shimada, T. Mitomi, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Triplet delocalization over the reaction center chlorophylls in photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B, 127, 1758–1770 (2023)


2022

野口 巧
光化学系Ⅱにおける翻訳後アミノ酸変換と光合成酸素発生の起源
光合成研究 32, 151-161 (2022)

Y. Shimada, A. Sugiyama, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Role of D1-Glu65 in proton transfer during photosynthetic water oxidation in photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B 126, 8202–8213 (2022)

K. Imaizumi, T. Nishimura, R. Nagao, K. Saito, T. Nakano, H. Ishikita, T. Noguchi, and K. Ifuku
D139N mutation of PsbP enhances the oxygen-evolving activity of photosystem II through stabilized binding of a chloride ion
PNAS Nexus 1, 136 (2022)

Y. Shimada, T. Suzuki, T. Matsubara, T. Kitajima-Ihara, R. Nagao, N. Dohmae, and T. Noguchi
Post-translational amino acid conversion in photosystem II as a possible origin of photosynthetic oxygen evolution
Nat. Commun. 13, 4211 (2022)

T. Kobayashi, Y. Shimada, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
pH-dependent regulation of electron flow in photosystem II by a histidine residue at the stromal surface
Biochemistry 61, 1351–1362 (2022)

Y. Kato and T. Noguchi
Redox properties and regulatory mechanism of the iron-quinone electron acceptor in photosystem II as revealed by FTIR spectroelectrochemistry
Photosynth. Res. 152, 135–151 (2022)


2021

野口巧
光の吸収と電子・プロトン移動
光合成(日本光合成学会編)、朝倉書店、東京 pp 29-34 (2021)

Y. Kato and T. Noguchi
Effects of stromal and lumenal side perturbations on the redox potential of the primary quinone electron acceptor QA in photosystem II
Biochemistry, 60, 3697-3706 (2021).

Y. Kato, H. Watanabe, and T. Noguchi
ATR-FTIR spectroelectrochemical study on the mechanism of the pH dependence of the redox potential of the non-heme iron in photosystem II
Biochemistry, 60, 2170–2178 (2021).

Y. Okamoto, Y. Shimada, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi
Proton and water transfer pathways in the S2→S3 transition of the water oxidizing complex in photosystem II: Time-resolved infrared analysis of the effects of D1-N298A mutation and NO3 substitution,
J. Phys. Chem. B,125, 6864–6873 (2021).

T. Noguchi
Molecular mechanism of asymmetric electron transfer on the electron donor side of photosystem II
Photosynthesis: Molecular Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion (J.-R. Shen, K. Satoh, and S. I. Allakhverdiev, Eds.), Chapter 12, Springer (2021).

中村伸、野口巧、吉澤一成
量子力学/分子力学(QM/MM)計算による金属タンパク質の研究
生命金属ダイナミクス-生体内における金属の挙動と制御(城宜嗣、津本浩平 監修)、pp 423-432、エヌ・ティー・エス、東京 (2021)

A. Sato, Y. Nakano, S. Nakamura, and T. Noguchi
Rapid-scan time-resolved ATR-FTIR study on the photoassembly of the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B 125, 4031–4045 (2021).


2020

M. Kimura, Y. Kato, and T. Noguchi
Protonation state of a key histidine ligand in the iron-quinone complex of photosystem II as revealed by light-induced ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 59, 4336–4343 (2020).

M. Yamamoto, S. Nakamura, and T. Noguchi
Protonation structure of the photosynthetic water oxidizing complex in the S0 state as revealed by normal mode analysis using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 24213–24225 (2020).

S. Taguchi, L. Shen, G. Han, Y. Umena, J.-R. Shen, T. Noguchi, and H. Mino
Formation of the high-spin S2 state related to the extrinsic proteins in the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 8908–8913 (2020).

T. Tokano, Y. Kato, S. Sugiyama, T. Uchihashi, and T. Noguchi
Structural dynamics of a protein domain relevant to the water-oxidizing complex in photosystem II as visualized by high-speed atomic force microscopy
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 5847–5857 (2020).

S. Taguchi, T. Noguchi, and H. Mino
Molecular Structure of the S2 state with a g = 5 signal in the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 5531–5537 (2020).

K. Kawahara, N. Inoue-Kashino, K. Namie, Y. Kato, T. Tomo, Y. Shibata, Y. Kashino, and T. Noguchi
A gold nanoparticle conjugate with photosystem I and photosystem II for development of a biohybrid water-splitting photocatalyst
Biomed. Spectrosc. Imaging 9, 73-81 (2020).

Y. Shimada, T. Kitajima-Ihara, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Role of the O4 channel in photosynthetic water oxidation as revealed by Fourier transform infrared difference and time-resolved infrared analysis of the D1-S169A mutant
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 1470-1480 (2020).

Y. Kato, S. Haniu, Y. Nakajima, F. Akita, J.-R. Shen, and T. Noguchi
FTIR Microspectroscopic analysis of the water oxidation reaction in a single photosystem II microcrystal
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 121-127 (2020).

T. Kitajima-Ihara, T. Suzuki, S. Nakamura, Y. Shimada, R. Nagao, N. Dohmae, and T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared and mass spectrometry analyses of a site-directed mutant of D1-Asp170 as a ligand to the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1861, 148086 (2020).


2019

H. Takemoto, M. Sugiura, and T. Noguchi
Proton release process during the S2-to-S3 transition of photosynthetic water oxidation as revealed by the pH dependence of kinetics monitored by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 58, 4276-4283 (2019).

Y. Kato, A. Ohira, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Does the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster regulate the redox potential of the primary quinone electron acceptor QA in photosystem II? A study by Fourier transform infrared spectroelectrochemistry
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1860, 148082 (2019).

S. Nakamura and T. Noguchi
Initial Mn2+ binding site in photoassembly of the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II as studied by quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations
Chem. Phys. Lett. 721, 62-67 (2019).

Y. Takegawa, M. Nakamura, S. Nakamura, T. Noguchi, J. Sellés, A. W. Rutherford, A. Boussac, and M. Sugiura
New insights on ChlD1 function in Photosystem II from site-directed mutants of D1/T179 in Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1860, 297-309 (2019).

S. Jana, T. Du, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi, and Y. Shibata
Redox-state dependent blinking of single photosystem I trimers at around liquid-nitrogen temperature
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1860, 30-40 (2019).


2018

T. Shimizu, M. Sugiura, and T. Noguchi
Mechanism of proton-coupled electron transfer in the S0-to-S1 transition of photosynthetic water oxidation as revealed by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. B 122, 9460-9470 (2018).

Y. Nakajima, Y. Umena, R. Nagao, K. Endo, K. Kobayashi, F. Akita, M. Suga, H. Wada, T. Noguchi, and J.-R. Shen
Thylakoid membrane lipid sulfoquinovosyl-diacylglycerol (SQDG) is required for full functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus elongatus
J. Biol. Chem. 293, 14786-14797 (2018).

H. Yata, and T. Noguchi
Mechanism of methanol inhibition of photosynthetic water oxidation as studied by Fourier transform infrared difference and time-resolved infrared spectroscopies
Biochemistry 57, 4803−4815 (2018).

Y. Nozawa, and T. Noguchi
pH-Dependent regulation of the relaxation rate of the radical anion of the secondary quinone electron acceptor QB in photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 57, 2828-2836 (2018).

Y. Kato, F. Akita, Y. Nakajima, M. Suga, Y. Umena, J.-R. Shen, and T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared analysis of the S-state cycle of water oxidation in the microcrystals of photosystem II
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 9, 2121-2126 (2018)

R. Nagao, S. Kitazaki, and T. Noguchi
Evaluation of photosynthetic activities in thylakoid membranes by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1859, 129–136 (2018).

J. Kondo, and T. Noguchi
PsbP-induced protein conformational changes around Cl ions in the water oxidizing center of photosystem II
Photosynthetica 56, 178-184 (2018).


2017

R. Nagao, H. Ueoka-Nakanishi, and T. Noguchi
D1-Asn-298 in photosystem II is involved in a hydrogen-bond network near the redox-active tyrosine YZ for proton exit during water oxidation
J. Biol. Chem. 292, 20046-20057 (2017).

S. Nakamura, and T. Noguchi
Infrared determination of the protonation state of a key histidine residue in the photosynthetic water oxidizing center
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 9364-9375 (2017)

R. Nagao, M. Yamaguchi, S. Nakamura, H. Ueoka-Nakanishi, and T. Noguchi
Genetically introduced hydrogen bond interactions reveal an asymmetric charge distribution on the radical cation of the special-pair chlorophyll P680
J. Biol. Chem. 292, 7474–7486 (2017)

H. Sakamoto, T. Shimizu, R. Nagao, and T. Noguchi
Monitoring the reaction process during the S2→S3 transition in photosynthetic water oxidation using time-resolve infrared spectroscopy
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 2022–2029 (2017)

M. Suga, F. Akita, M. Sugahara, M. Kubo,Y. Nakajima, T. Nakane, K. Yamashita, M. Nakabayashi, Y. Umena, T. Yamane, T. Nakano, M. Suzuki, T. Masuda, S. Inoue, T. Kimura, T. Nomura, S. Yonekura, L.-J. Yu, T. Sakamoto, T. Motomura, J.-H. Chen, Y. Kato, T. Noguchi, K. Tono, Y. Joti, T. Kameshima, T. Hatsui, E. Nango, R. Tanaka, H. Naitow , Y. Matsuura, A. Yamashita, M. Yamamoto, O. Nureki, M. Yabashi, T. Ishikawa, S. Iwata, J.-R. Shen
Light-induced structural changes and the site of O=O bond formation in PSII caught by XFEL
Nature 543, 131–135 (2017)

K. Tahara, A. Mohamed, K. Kawahara, R. Nagao, Y. Kato, H. Fukumura, Y. Shibata, and T. Noguchi
Fluorescence property of photosystem II protein complexes bound to a gold nanoparticle
Faraday Discuss. 198, 121-134 (2017)


2016

Y. Kato, R. Ishii, and T. Noguchi
Comparative analysis of the interaction of the primary quinone QA in intact and Mn-depleted photosystem II membranes using light-induced ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 55, 6355–6358 (2016)

S. Nakamura, and T. Noguchi
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics simulation of the ligand vibrations of the water-oxidizing Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 113, 12727-12732 (2016)

Y. Kato and T. Noguchi
FTIR spectroelectrochemistry combined with a light-induced difference technique: Application to the iron-quinone electron acceptor in photosystem II
Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging 5, 269–2825 (2016)

野口巧
光合成の電子伝達
光と生命の事典、朝倉書店、東京 pp. 64-65 (2016)

T. Nishimura, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi, J. Nield, F. Sato, and K. Ifuku
The N-terminal sequence of the extrinsic PsbP protein modulates the redox potential of Cyt b559 in photosystem II
Sci. Rep. 6, 21490 (2016)

K. Ifuku and T. Noguchi
Structural coupling of extrinsic proteins with the oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II
Front. Plant Sci. 7, 84 (2016)

S. Nakamura, K. Ota, Y. Shibuya, and T. Noguchi
Role of a water network around the Mn4CaO5 cluster in photosynthetic water oxidation: A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculation study
Biochemistry 55, 597-607 (2016)

A. Mohamed, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi, H. Fukumura, and Y. Shibata
Structure based modeling of fluorescence kinetics of photosystem II: Relation between its dimeric form and photoregulation
J. Phys. Chem. B 120, 365-376 (2016)

C. Azai, Y. Sano, Y. Kato, T. Noguchi, H. Oh-oka
Mutation-induced perturbation of the special pair P840 in the homodimeric reaction center in green sulfur bacteria,
Sci. Rep. 6, 19878 (2016)

Y. Kato, R. Nagao and T. Noguchi
Redox potential of the terminal quinone electron acceptor QB in photosystem II reveals the mechanism of electron-transfer regulation
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 113, 620−625 (2016).


2015

T. Noguchi
Spectroscopic analysis of the redox reactions of π-conjugated cofactors in photosynthetic reaction center
Chemical Science of π-Electron Systems (T. Akasaka, A. Osuka, S. Fukuzumi, H. Kandori, Y. Aso, Eds.), Chapter 40, pp. 675-694, Springer Japan (2015)

野口 巧
光合成による水分解:生命の巧みな光エネルギー変換のしくみ
日本物理学会誌、70巻、742-751(2015)

S. Nakamura and T. Noguchi
Infrared detection of a proton released from tyrosine YD to the bulk upon its photo-oxidation in photosystem II
Biochemistry, 54, 5045−5053 (2015)

Y. Yamanaka, Y. Kato, K. Hashimoto, K. Iida, K. Nagasawa, H. Nakayama, N. Dohmae, K. Noguchi, T. Noguchi, M. Yohda, and M. Odaka
Time-resolved crystal structures of the reaction intermediate of nitrile hydratase reveal a role for the cysteine-sulfenic acid ligand as a catalytic nucleophile
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,54, 10763–10767 (2015)

野口 巧
光合成水分解反応:水の酸化による酸素発生のメカニズム
光合成のエネルギー変換と物質変換、化学同人、京都、pp93-100 (2015)

R. Nagao, T. Tomo, and T. Noguchi
Effects of extrinsic proteins on the protein conformation of the oxygen-evolving center in cyanobacterial photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 54, 2022−2031 (2015)

Y. Sano, K. Endo, T. Tomo, and T. Noguchi
Modified molecular interactions of the pheophytin and plastoquinone electron acceptors in photosystem II of chlorophyll d-containing Acaryochloris marina as revealed by FTIR spectroscopy
Photosynth. Res. 125, 105-114 (2015)

T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared difference and time-resolved infrared detection of the electron and proton transfer dynamics in photosynthetic water oxidation
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1847, 35-45 (2015)


2014

Y. Kato and T. Noguchi
Long-range interaction between the Mn4CaO5 cluster and the non-heme iron center in photosystem II as revealed by FTIR spectroelectrochemistry
Biochemistry 53, 4914-4923 (2014)

S. Nakamura, R. Nagao, R. Takahashi, and T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared detection of a polarizable proton trapped between photooxidized tyrosine YZ and a coupled histidine in photosystem II: Relevance to the proton transfer mechanism of water oxidation
Biochemistry 53, 3131-3144 (2014)

R. Ashizawa and T. Noguchi
Effects of hydrogen bonding interactions on the redox potential and molecular vibrations of plastoquinone as studied by density functional theory calculations
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16, 11864-11876 (2014)

T. Nishimura, C. Uno, K. Ido, R. Nagao, T. Noguchi, F. Sato, K. Ifuku
Identification of the basic amino acid residues on the PsbP protein involved in the electrostatic interaction with photosystem II
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1837, 1447-1453 (2014)

Y. Shibata, W. Katoh, T. Chiba, K. Namie, N. Ohnishi, J. Minagawa, H. Nakanishi, T. Noguchi, H. Fukumura
Development of a novel cryogenic microscope with numerical aperture of 0.9 and its application to photosynthesis research
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1837, 880-887 (2014)

K. Hasegawa and T. Noguchi
Molecular interactions of the quinone electron acceptors QA, QB and QC in photosystem II as studied by the fragment molecular orbital method
Photosynth. Res. 120, 113-123 (2014)


2013

C. Uno, R. Nagao, H. Suzuki, T. Tomo, and T. Noguchi
Structural coupling of extrinsic proteins with the oxygen evolving center in red algal photosystem II as revealed by light-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry 52, 5705−5707 (2013)

H. Suzuki, J. Yu, T. Kobayashi, H. Nakanishi, P. Nixon, T. Noguchi
Functional roles of D2-Lys317 and the interacting chloride ion in the water oxidation reaction of photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared analysis
Biochemistry 52, 4748–4757 (2013)

T. Noguchi
Monitoring the reactions of photosynthetic water oxidation using infrared spectroscopy
Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging 2, 115-128 (2013)

野口 巧
π系生体ナノ電極における光合成電子移動反応の分子制御機構
高次π空間の創発と機能開発、シーエムシー出版、東京、pp.229-232 (2013)


2012

H. Suzuki, M. Sugiura, and T. Noguchi
Determination of the miss probabilities of individual S-state transitions during photosynthetic water oxidation by monitoring electron flow in photosystem II using FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 57, 6776–6785 (2012)

K. Ido, S. Kakiuchi, C. Uno, T. Nishimura, Y. Fukao, T. Noguchi, F. Sato, K. Ifuku
The conserved His-144 in the PsbP protein is important for the interaction between the PsbP N-terminus and the Cytb559 subunit of photosystem II
J. Biol. Chem. 287, 26377-26387 (2012))

T. Noguchi, H. Suzuki, M. Tsuno, M. Sugiura, and C. Kato
Time-resolved infrared detection of the proton and protein dynamics during photosynthetic oxygen evolution
Biochemistry 51, 3205-3214 (2012)

S. Kakiuchi, C. Uno, K. Ido, T. Nishimura, T. Noguchi, K. Ifuku, F. Sato
The PsbQ protein stabilizes the functional binding of the PsbP protein to photosystem II in higher plants
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1817, 1346-1351 (2012).

J. Messinger, T. Noguchi, and J. Yano
Photosynthetic O2 Evolution
in Molecular Solar Fuels (T. Wydrzynski and W. Hillier, Eds.) Chapter 7, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge UK, pp. 163-207 (2012)


2011

T. Noji, H. Suzuki, T. Gotoh, M. Iwai, M. Ikeuchi, T. Tomo, and T. Noguchi
Photosystem II-gold nanoparticle conjugate as a nano-device for the development of artificial light-driven water-splitting systems
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 2448-2452 (2011).

I. Idedan, T. Tomo, and T. Noguchi
Herbicide effect on the photodamage process of photosystem II: Fourier transform infrared study
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1807, 1214-1220 (2011).

H. Ishikita, K. Hasegawa, and T. Noguchi
How does the QB site influence propagate to the QA site in Photosystem II?
Biochemistry 50, 5436-5442 (2011).

M. Tsuno, H. Suzuki, T. Kondo, H. Mino, and T. Noguchi
Interaction and Inhibitory Effect of Ammonium Cation in the Oxygen Evolving Center of Photosytem II
Biochemistry 50, 2506-2514 (2011).

Y. Shimada, H. Suzuki, T. Tsuchiya, M. Mimuro, and T. Noguchi
Structural coupling of an arginine side chain with the oxygen evolving Mn4Ca cluster in photosynstem II as revealed by isotope-edited Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 3808-3811 (2011).

T. Ishizuka, A. Kamiya, H. Suzuki, R. Narikawa, T. Noguchi, T. Kohchi, K. Inomata, and M. Ikeuchi
The cyanobacteriochrome, TePixJ, isomerizes its own chromophore by converting phycocyanobilin to phycoviolobilin
Biochemistry 50, 953-961 (2011).


2010

R. Takahashi, K. Hasegawa, A. Takano, and T. Noguchi
The structures and binding sites of phenolic herbicides in the QB pocket of photosystem II
Biochemistry 49, 5445-5454 (2010).

M. Sugiura, Y. Kato, R. Takahashi, H. Suzuki, T. Watanabe, T. Noguchi, F. Rappaport, and A. Boussac
Energetics in photosystem II from Thermosynechococcus elongatus with a D1 protein encoded by either the psbA1 or psbA3 gene
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1797, 1491-1499 (2010).

M. Iizasa, H. Suzuki, and T. Noguchi
Orientations of carboxylate groups coupled to the Mn cluster in the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center as studied by polarized ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 49, 3074-3082 (2010).

Y. Shibuya, R. Takahashi, T. Okubo, H. Suzuki, M. Sugiura, and T. Noguchi
Hydrogen bond interactions of the pheophytin electron acceptor and its radical anion in photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry 49, 493-501 (2010).

T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of special pair bacteriochlorophylls in homodimeric reaction centers of heliobacteria and green sulfur bacteria
Photosynth. Res. 104, 321-331 (2010).


2009

R. Takahashi, A. Boussac, M. Sugiura and T. Noguchi
Structural coupling of a tyrosine side chain with the non-heme iron center in photosystem II as revealed by light-induced Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry 48, 8994-9001 (2009).

M. Tomita, K. Ifuku, F. Sato, T. Noguchi
FTIR evidence that the PsbP extrinsic protein induces protein conformational changes around the oxygen-evolving Mn cluster in photosystem II
Biochemistry 48, 6318-6325 (2009)

Y. Shimada, H. Suzuki, T. Tsuchiya, T. Tomo, T. Noguchi, and M. Mimuro
Effect of a Single Amino Acid Substitution of the 43 kDa Chlorophyll-protein on the oxygen-evolving reaction of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: Analysis of the Glu354Gln mutation
Biochemistry 48, 6095-6103 (2009)

H. Suzuki, M. Sugiura, T. Noguchi
Monitoring proton release during photosynthetic water oxidation in photosystem II by means of isotope-edited infrared spectroscopy
J. Am. Chem. Soc.131, 7849-7857 (2009).

野口 巧
光誘起フーリエ変換赤外差スペクトル法
「光合成研究法」低温科学、67, 483-489 (2009)

野口 巧
共鳴ラマン分光法
「光合成研究法」低温科学、67, 491-496 (2009)

T. Okubo, T. Tomo and T. Noguchi
Detection of the D0 → D1 transition of β-carotene radical cation photoinduced in photosystem II
Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 8, 157-161 (2009).


2008

K. Hashimoto, H. Suzuki, K. Taniguchi, T. Noguchi, M. Yohda and M. Odaka
Catalytic mechanism of nitrile hydratase proposed by time-resolved X-ray crystallography using a novel substrate, tert-butylisonitrile
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 36617-36623 (2008).

野口 巧
フーリエ変換赤外差スペクトル法:蛋白質の活性部位構造と分子メカニズム解析
分光研究、57(6), 275-287 (2008)

H. Suzuki, M. Sugiura, T. Noguchi
Monitoring water reactions during the S-state cycle of the photosynthetic water-oxidizing center: Detection of the DOD bending vibrations by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry (Accelerated publication) 47, 11024-11030 (2008).

H. Suzuki, K. Okajima, M. Ikeuchi, and T. Noguchi
LOV-like flavin-Cys adduct formation by introducing a Cys residue in the BLUF domain of TePixD
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 12884-12885 (2008).

R. Takahashi, K. Hasegawa, and T. Noguchi
Effect of charge distribution over a chlorophyll dimer on the redox potential of P680 in photosystem II as studied by density functional theory calculations
Biochemistry 47, 6289-6291 (2008). (selected as a Hot Article)

T. Tomo, Y. Kato, T. Suzuki, S. Akimoto, T. Okubo, T. Noguchi, K. Hasegawa, T. Tsuchiya, K. Tanaka, M. Fukuya, N. Dohmae, T. Watanabe, and M. Mimuro
Characterization of highly-purified photosystem I complexes from the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina, MBIC 11017
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 18198-18209 (2008).

A. Takano, R. Takahashi, H. Suzuki, and T. Noguchi
Herbicide effect on the hydrogen-bonding interaction of the primary quinone electron acceptor QA in photosystem II as studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Photosynth. Res. 98, 159-167 (2008).

K. Takei, R. Takahashi, and T. Noguchi
Correlation between the hydrogen-bond structures and the C=O stretching frequencies of carboxylic acids as studied by density functional theory calculations: Theoretical basis for interpretation of infrared bands of carboxylic groups in proteins
J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 6725-6731 (2008).

K. Koyama, H. Suzuki, T Noguchi, S. Akimoto, T. Tsuchiya, M. Mimuro
Oxygen evolution in the thylakoid-lacking cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus PCC 7421
Biochim. Biophys. Acta1777, 369-378 (2008).

H. Hamada, R. Takahashi, T. Noguchi, and K. Shiraki
The differences in the effects of solution additives on heat- and refolding-induced aggregation
Biotechnology Progress 24, 436-443 (2008).

M. Sugiura, A. Boussac, T. Noguchi, and F. Rappaport
Influence of histidine-198 of the D1 subunit on the properties of the primary electron donor, P680, of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1777,331-342 (2008).

C. Aoyama, H. Suzuki, M. Sugiura and T. Noguchi
Flash-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy shows no evidence for structural coupling of bicarbonate to the oxygen-evolving Mn cluster in photosystem II
Biochemistry 47, 2760-2765 (2008).

T. Noguchi
FTIR detection of water reactions in the oxygen-evolving center of photosystemII
Phil. Tras. R. Soc. B 363, 1189-1195 (2008).

T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared analysis of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolvingcenter,
Coordination Chemistry Reviews 252, 336-346 (2008).


2007

R. Takahashi, M. Sugiura, and T. Noguchi
Water molecules coupled to the redox-active tyrosine YD in photosystem II as detected by FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 46, 14245-14249 (2007).

R. Takahashi and T. Noguchi
Criteria for determining the hydrogen bond structures of a tyrosine side chain by FTIR spectroscopy: DFT analyses of model hydrogen bonded complexes of p-cresol
J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 13833-13844 (2007).

R. Takahashi, K. Okajima, H. Suzuki, H. Nakamura, M. Ikeuchi, T. Noguchi
FTIR study on the hydrogen-bond structure of a key tyrosine residue in the flavin-binding blue light sensor TePixD from Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Biochemistry 46, 6459-6467 (2007).

A. Hirano, H. Hamada, T. Okubo, T. Noguchi, H. Higashibata, and K. Shiraki
Correlation between thermal aggregation and stability of lysozyme with salts described by molar surface tension increment: an exceptional propensity of ammonium salts as aggregation suppressor
Protein J. 26, 423-433 (2007).

T. Tomo, T. Okubo, S. Akimoto, M. Yokono, H. Miyashita, T. Tsuchiya, T. Noguchi and M. Mimuro
Identification of the special pair of photosystem II in a chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104, 7283-7288 (2007).

T. Okubo, T. Tomo, M. Sugiura and T. Noguchi
Perturbation of the structure of P680 and the charge distribution on its radical cation in isolated reaction center complexes of photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 46, 4390-4397 (2007).

T. Noguchi
Light-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy as a powerful tool toward understanding the molecular mechanism of photosynthetic oxygen evolution
Photosynth. Res. 91, 59-69 (2007).

Y. Taguchi, and T. Noguchi
Drastic changes in the ligand structure of the oxygen-evolving Mn cluster upon Ca2+ depletion as revealed by FTIR difference spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1767, 535-540 (2007).

T. Okubo and T. Noguchi
Selective detection of the structural changes upon photoreactions of severalredox cofactors in photosystem II by means of light-induced ATR-FTIR difference spectroscopy
Spectrochim. Acta A, 66, 863-868 (2007).


2006

H. Suzuki, Y. Taguchi, and M. Sugiura, A. Boussac and T. Noguchi
Structural perturbation of the carboxylate ligands to the Mn cluster upon Ca2+/Sr2+ exchange in the S-state cycle of photosynthetic oxygen evolution as studied by flash-induced FTIR difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry, 45, 13454-13464 (2006).

K. Okajima, Y. Fukushima, H. Suzuki, A. Kita,Y. Ochiai, M. Katayama, Y. Shibata, K. Miki, T. Noguchi, S. Itoh and M. Ikeuchi
Fate determination of the flavin photoreceptions in the cyanobacterial blue light receptor TePixD (Tll0078)
J. Mol. Biol. 363, 10-18 (2006).

Y. Kitajima and T. Noguchi
Photooxidation pathway of chlorophyll Z in Photosystem II as studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry, 45, 1938-1945 (2006)


2005

H. Suzuki , M. Nagasaka , M. Sugiura and T. Noguchi
Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the secondary quinone electron acceptor QB in photosystem II
Biochemistry 44, 11323-11328 (2005).

K. Hasegawa and T. Noguchi
Density functional theory calculations on the dielectric-constant dependence of the oxidation potential of chlorophyll: Implication for the high potential of P680 in photosystem II
Biochemistry 44, 8865-8872 (2005).

T. Noguchi and C. Berthomieu
Molecular analysis by vibrational spectroscopy
in Photosystem II: The Light-Driven Water:Plastoquinone Oxidoreductase (Wydrzynski, T., and Satoh, K., Eds.), Chapter 16, pp 367-387, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2005).

H. Suzuki,M. Sugiura and T. Noguchi
pH Dependence of the flash-induced S-state transitions in the oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II from Thermosynechoccocus elongatus as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 44, 1708-1718 (2005).


2004

M. Sugiura, F. Rappaport, K. Brettel, T. Noguchi, A. W. Rutherford and A. Boussac
Site-directed mutagenesis of Thermosynechococcus elongatus photosystem II: the O2 evolving enzyme lacking the redox active tyrosine D
Biochemistry 43, 13549-13563 (2004).

H. Suzuki, M. Nojiri, N. Kamiya and T. Noguchi
Thermal equilibrium of two conformations in photosensitive nitrile hydratase probed by the FTIR band of nitric oxide bound to the non-heme iron cente
J. Biochemistry 136,115-121 (2004).


2003

T. Noguchi, M, Nojiri, K. Takei, M. Odaka, and N. Kamiya
Protonation structures of Cys-sulfinic and Cys-sulfenic acids in the photosensitive nitrile hydratase revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 42, 11642-11650 (2003).

M. Higuchi, T. Noguchi and K. Sonoike
Over-reduced states of the Mn-cluster in cucumber leaves induced by dark-chilling treatment
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1604, 151-158 (2003).

K. Oinuma, Y. Hashimoto, K. Konishi, M. Goda, T. Noguchi, H. Higashibata and M. Kobayashi
Novel aldoxime dehydratase involved in carbon-nitrogen triple bond synthesis of Pseudomonas chlororaphis B23: Sequencing, gene expression, purification and characterization
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 29600-29608 (2003).

T. Noguchi and M. Sugiura
Analysis of flash-induced FTIR difference spectra of the S-state cycle in the photosynthetic water-oxidizing complex by uniform 15N and 13C isotope labeling
Biochemistry 42, 6035-6042 (2003).

野口 巧
光合成による酸素発生のはじまりとそのメカニズム
化学と生物、学会出版センター、東京 (2003).


2002

T. Noguchi and M. Sugiura
FTIR detection of water reactions during the flash-induced S-state cycle of the photosynthetic water oxidizing complex
Biochemsitry 41, 15706-15712 (2002).

T. Noguchi
Dual role of triplet localization on the accessory chlorophyll in photosystem II reaction center: Photoprotection and photodamage of the D1 protein
Plant Cell Physiol. 43, 1112-1116 (2002).

T. Noguchi, M. Katoh and Y. Inoue
A new system for detection of thermoluminescence and delayed luminescence from photosynthetic apparatus with precise temperature control
Spectroscopy: An International Journal 16, 89-94 (2002).

K. Hasegawa,T. Ono, and T. Noguchi
Ab initio DFT calculations and vibrational analysis of zinc-bound 4-methylimidazole as a model of a histidine ligand in metalloenzymes
J. Phys. Chem. A 106, 3377-3390 (2002).

T. Noguchi and M. Sugiura
Flash-induced FTIR difference spectra of the water oxidizing complex in moderately hydrated photosystem II core films: Effect of hydration extent on S-state transitions
Biochemistry 41, 2322-2330 (2002).

野口 巧
光合成酸素発生マンガンクラスターの構造は解明されたか?
化学、57(9)、pp 58-59、化学同人、京都(2002)


2001 以前

T. Noguchi and M. Sugiura
Flash-induced Fourier transform infrared detection of the structural changes during the S-state cycle of the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II
Biochemistry 40, 1497-1502 (2001).

T. Noguchi,T. Tomo, and C. Kato
Triplet formation on a monomeric chlorophyll in the photosystem II reaction center as studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 40, 2176-2185 (2001).

T. Noguchi
Detection of protein-cofactor in the reactions by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
RIKEN Review 41, 41-42 (2001).

K. Onoda, H. Mino, Y. Inoue and T. Noguchi
An FTIR study on the structure of the oxygen-evolving Mn-cluster of photosystem II in different spin forms of the S2 state
Photosynth. Res. 63, 47-57 (2000).

K. Hasegawa, T. Ono and T. Noguchi
Vibrational spectra and ab initio DFT calculations of 4-methylimidazole and its different protonation forms: Infrared and Raman markers of the protonation state of a histidine side chain
J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 4253-4265 (2000).

S.R. Piersma, M. Nojiri, M. Tsujimura, T. Noguchi, M. Odaka, M. Yohda, Y. Inoue and I. Endo
Arginine 56 mutation in b subunit of nitrile hydratase: importance of hydrogen bonding to the non-heme iron center
J. Inorg. Biochem. 80, 283-288 (2000).

T. Noguchi and M. Sugiura
Structure of an active water molecule in the water oxidizing complex of photosystem II as studied by FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 39, 10943-10949 (2000).

T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and X.-S. Tang
Hydrogen Bonding Interaction between the Primary Quinone Acceptor QA and a Histidine Side Chain in Photosystem II as Revealed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Biochemistry 38, 399-403 (1999).

T. Noguchi, Y. Kamimura, Y. Inoue and S. Itoh
Photoconversion of a Water-Soluble Chlorophyll Protein from Chenopodium Album: Resonance Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Study of Protein and Pigment Structures
Plant Cell Physiol. 40, 305-310 (1999).

T. Noguchi, J. Kurreck, Y. Inoue and G. Renger
Comparative FTIR analysis of the microenvironment of QA in cyanide and high-pH treated and iron-depleted PS II membrane fragments
Biochemistry 38, 4846-4852 (1999).

T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and X.-S. Tang
Structure of a histidine ligand in the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving complex as studied by light-induced Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry 38, 10187-10195 (1999).

T. Noguchi, T. Tomo and Y. Inoue
Fourier Transform Infrared Study of the Cation Radical of P680 in the Photosystem II ReactionCenter: Evidence for Charge Delocalization on the Chlorophyll Dimer
Biochemistry 37, 13614-13625 (1998).

M. Odaka, K. Fujii, M. Hoshino, T. Noguchi, M. Tsujimura, S. Nagashima, M. Yohda, T. Nagamune, Y. Inoue and I. Endo
Activity regulation of photoreactive nitrile hydratase by nitric oxide
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119, 3785-3791 (1997).

T. Noguchi, Y. Fukami, H. Oh-oka and Y. Inoue
Fourier transform infrared study on the primary donor P798 of Heliobacterium modesticaldum: Cysteine S-H coupled to P798 and molecular interactions of carbonyl groups
Biochemistry 36, 12329-12336 (1997).

T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and X-S. Tang
Structural coupling between the oxygen-evolving Mn-cluster and a tyrosine residue in photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochemistry 36, 14705-14711 (1997).

遠藤 勲、尾高雅文、野口 巧、星野幹雄、中迫雅由
光応答性ニトリルヒドラターゼ
蛋白質核酸酵素 42 (2)、pp136-143、共立出版 (1997)

野口 巧、小野高明
酸素発生−不可逆的生命進化へのトリガー
化学と工業 5、pp717-719、日本化学会、東京 (1997)

野口 巧
光合成の光化学エネルギー変換
光化学エネルギー変換(金子正夫編)、pp 131-141、アイピーシー、東京 (1997)

M. Odaka, T. Noguchi, S. Nagashima, M. Yohda, S. Yabuki, M. Hoshino, Y. Inoue and I. Endo
Location of the non-heme iron center on the a subunit of photoreactive nitrile hydratase from Rhodococcus sp. N-771
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 221, 146-150 (1996).

T. Noguchi, N. Kusumoto, Y. Inoue and H. Sakurai
Electronic and vibrational structure of the radical cation of P840 in the putative homodimeric reaction center from Chlorobium tepidum as studied by FTIR spectroscopy
Biochemistry 35, 15428-15435 (1996).

T. Noguchi, M. Hoshino, M. Tsujimura, M. Odaka, Y. Inoue and I. Endo
Resonance Raman evidence that photodissociation of nitric oxide form the non-heme iron center activates nitrile hydratase from Rhodococcus sp. N-771
Biochemistry 35, 16777-16781 (1996).

野口 巧
近赤外励起FTラマン分光法によるバクテリオクロロフィルの存在状態
新タンパク質応用工学(籏野昌弘 監修)pp232-238、フジテクノシステム、東京 (1996)

T. Noguchi, T. Ono and Y. Inoue
Direct detection of a carboxylate bridge between Mn and Ca2+ in the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1228, 189-200 (1995).

T. Noguchi, J. Honda, T. Nagamune, H. Sasabe, Y. Inoue and I. Endo
Photosensitive nitrile hydratase intrinsically possesses nitric oxide bound to the non-heme iron center: Evidence by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
FEBS Lett. 358, 9-12 (1995).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi and Y. Nakajima
Characteristic changes of function and structure of photosystem II during strong-light photoinhibition under aerobic condition
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1229, 239-248 (1995).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue, M. Kusunoki, H. Yamaguchi and H. Oyanagi
XANES spectroscopy for monitoring intermediate reaction states of Cl--depleted Mn cluster in photosynthetic water oxidation enzyme
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 6386-6387 (1995).

T. Noguchi and Y. Inoue
Identification of FTIR signals from the non-heme iron in photosystem II
J. Biochem. 118, 9-12 (1995).

T. Noguchi, T. Ono and Y. Inoue
A carboxylate ligand interacting with water in the oxygen-evolving center of photosystem II as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1232, 59-66 (1995).

T. Noguchi and Y. Inoue
Molecular interactions of the redox-active accessory chlorophyll on the electron-donor side of photosystem II as studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
FEBS Lett. 370, 241-244 (1995).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue, M. Kusunoki, H. Yamaguchi and H. Oyanagi
Study of the intermediate S-states for water oxidation in the normal and Ca-depleted photosynthetic oxygen-evolving enzyme by means of flash-induced X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy
Biochemical Society Transactions 22, 331-335 (1994).

T. Noguchi, T. Mitsuka and Y. Inoue
Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the radical cation of β-carotene photoinduced in photosystem II
FEBS Lett. 356, 179-182 (1994).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue, M. Kusunoki, T. Matsushita and H. Oyanagi
Mn K-edge XANES spectroscopy of photosynthetic water oxidation enzyme in the S0-, S1-, S2-, S3-states induced by flash exciatation
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 32, 530-532 (1993).

T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and K. Sonoike
Thermoluminescence emission at liquid helium temperatures from photosynthetic apparatus and purified pigments
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1141, 18-22 (1993).

T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and K. Satoh
FT-IR studies on the triplet state of P680 in the photosystem II reaction center: Triplet equilibrium within a chlorophyll dimer
Biochemistry 32, 7186-7195 (1993).

T. Noguchi, T. Ono and Y. Inoue
Temperature dependence of the S1→S2 transition in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II studied by FT-IR spectroscopy
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1143, 333-336 (1993).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue, M. Kusunoki, H. Yamaguchi and H. Oyanagi
Flash induced XANES spectroscopy for the Ca-depleted Mn-cluster in the photosynthetic O2-evolving enzyme
FEBS Lett. 330, 28-30 (1993).

M. Kusunoki, T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue and H. Oyanagi
Manganese K-edge X-ray absorption spectra of the cyclic S-states in the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving system
Photosynth. Res. 38, 331-339 (1993).

T. Noguchi, T. Ono and Y. Inoue
Detection of structural changes upon S1-to-S2 transition in the oxygen-evolving manganese cluster in photosystem II by light-induced Fourier transform infrared difference spectroscopy
Biochemistry 31, 5953-5956 (1992).

T. Ono, T. Noguchi, Y. Inoue, M. Kusunoki, T. Matsushita and H. Oyanagi
X-ray detection of the period-four cycling of the Manganese cluster inphotosynthetic water oxidizing enzyme
Science 258, 1335-1337 (1992).

T. Noguchi, H. Hayashi, K. Shimada, S. Takaichi and M. Tasumi
In vivo states and functions of carotenoids in an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Erythrobacter longus
Photosynth. Res. 31, 21-30 (1992).

T. Noguchi, H. Hayashi, M. Tasumi and G. H. Atkinson
Solvent effects on the ag C=C stretching mode in the 21Ag-excited state of β-carotene and two derivatives: picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. 95, 3167-3172 (1991).

H. Hayashi, T. Noguchi, M. Tasumi and G. H. Atkinson
Vibrational spectroscopy of excited electronic states in carotenoids in vivo. Picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman scattering
Biophys. J. 60, 252-260 (1991).

H. Hayashi, T.L. Brack, T. Noguchi, M. Tasumi and G. H. Atkinson
Vibrational relaxation in carotenoids in vivo and in vitro: Picosecond time-resolved anti-Stokes resonance Raman spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. 95, 6797-6802 (1991).

T. Noguchi, Y. Furukawa and M. Tasumi
1064-nm-excited Fourier transform Raman studies of bacteriochlorophyll-a in solid films and in a blue-green mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Spectrochim. Acta 47A, 1431-1440 (1991).

T. Noguchi, H. Hayashi and M. Tasumi
Factors controlling the efficiency of energy transfer from carotenoids to bacteriochlorophyll in purple photosynthetic bacteria
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1017, 280-290 (1990).

T. Noguchi, S. Kolaczkowski, W. Gartner and G. H. Atkinson
Resonance Raman spectra of 13-demethylretinal bacteriorhodopsin and a picosecond bathochromic photocycle intermediate
J. Phys. Chem. 94, 4920-4926 (1990).

K. Shimada, H. Hayashi, T. Noguchi and M. Tasumi
Excitation and emission spectroscopy of membranes and pigment-protein complexes of an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Erythrobacter sp. OCh 114
Plant Cell Physiol. 31, 395-398 (1990).

H. Hayashi, S. Kolaczkowski, T. Noguchi, D. Blanchard and G. H. Atkinson
Picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman scattering and absorbance changes of carotenoids in light-harvesting systems of photosynthetic bacterium Chromatium vinosum
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 112, 4664-4670 (1990).

T. Nozawa, T. Noguchi and M. Tasumi
Resonance Raman studies on the structure of bacteriochlorophyll c in chlorosomes from Chloroflexus aurantiacus
J. Biochem. 108, 737-740 (1990).

T. Noguchi, H. Hayashi, M. Tasumi and G. H. Atkinson
Frequencies of the Franck-Condon active ag C=C stretching mode in the 21Ag-excited state of carotenoids
Chem. Phys. Lett. 175, 163-169 (1990).

H. Hayashi, T. Noguchi and M. Tasumi
Studies on the interrelationship among the intensity of a Raman marker band of carotenoids, polyene chain structure, and efficiency of the energy transfer from carotenoids to bacteriochlorophyll in photosynthetic bacteria
Photochem. Photobiol. 49, 337-343 (1989).

T. Noguchi, S. Kolaczkowski, C. Arbour, S. Aramaki, G. H. Atkinson, H. Hayashi and M. Tasumi
Resonance Raman spectrum of the excited 21Ag state of β-carotene
Photochem. Photobiol. 50, 603-609 (1989).