@article{DamarajuSchledeEckhardtetal.2011,
  author    = {Damaraju, Sridevi and Schlede, Stephanie and Eckhardt, Ulrich and Lokstein, Heiko and Grimm, Bernhard},
  title     = {Functions of the water soluble chlorophyll-binding protein in plants},
  series = {Journal of plant physiology : biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and biotechnology of plants},
  volume    = {168},
  journal   = {Journal of plant physiology : biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and biotechnology of plants},
  number    = {12},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Jena},
  issn      = {0176-1617},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jplph.2011.02.007},
  pages     = {1444 -- 1451},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Functional aspects of water soluble chlorophyll-binding protein (WSCP) in plants were investigated during the courses of leaf senescence, chlorophyll biogenesis, stress response and photoprotection. The cDNA sequence encoding WSCP from cauliflower was cloned into a binary vector to facilitate Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation of Nicotiana tabacum. The resultant transgenic tobacco plants overexpressed the CauWSCP gene under the control of a 35S-promoter. Analyses of protein and pigment contents indicate that WSCP overexpression does not enhance chlorophyll catabolism in vivo, thus rendering a role of WSCP in Chl degradation unlikely. Accumulation of higher levels of protochlorophyllide in WSCP overexpressor plants corroborates a proposed temporary storage and carrier function of WSCP for chlorophyll and late precursors. Although WSCP overexpressor plants did not show significant differences in non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence, they are characterized by significantly lower zeaxanthin accumulation and peroxidase activity at different light intensities, even at high light intensities of 700-900 mu mol photons m(-2) s(-1). These results suggest a photoprotective function of the functional chlorophyll binding-WSCP tetramer by shielding of chlorophylls from molecular oxygen.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchraderPenzkoferHolzeretal.2004,
  author    = {Schrader, Sigurd and Penzkofer, Alfons and Holzer, W. and Velagapudi, Ramakrishna and Grimm, Bernhard},
  title     = {Laser spectroscopic investigation of a new precursor - type polyparaphenylenevinylene},
  issn      = {0022-2313},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {Optical, structural and morphological properties of thin films of polyparaphenylenevinylene (PPV) formed by an alkyl sulfinyl precursor route have been studied. Thin films were fabricated on an optical glass and on quartz glass either by spin-coating of the precursor solution or by layer-by-layer deposition using Langmuir-Blodgett technique. PPV precursor films were also spin-coated on gold-coated glass in order to study thin-film optical parameters by surface plasmon spectroscopy. We have been successful in forming about 40 precursor mono layers on quartz glass by Langmuir- Blodgett technique using optimized surface pressure and dipping conditions. After thermal conversion of the precursor layers good quality fluorescent PPV films of yellow colour have been obtained. Optical characterization of the films was carried out by linear absorption and emission spectroscopy, ellipsometry, and surface plasmon spectroscopy. Structural and morphological studies on the thin films were carried out by using X-ray scattering and atomic force microscopy. Wave- guided travelling-wave laser action has been achieved in a PPV film on quartz glass. The sample was transversally pumped with picosecond laser pulses (wavelength 347.15 nm, duration 35 ps). Laser emission occurred at 550 nm for pump pulse energy densities above 1 x 10(-4) J cm(-2). (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HolzerPenzkoferSchraderetal.2005,
  author    = {Holzer, Wolfgang and Penzkofer, Alfons and Schrader, Sigurd and Grimm, Bernhard},
  title     = {Photo-physical and lasing characterisation of a polyparaphenylenevinylene (PPV) neat film},
  issn      = {0306-8919},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {The wave-guided travelling-wave laser action (amplified spontaneous emission) of a neat film of poly(p- phenylenevinylene) (PPV) on a quartz glass substrate prepared by a sulfinyl precursor technique is studied. The samples are transversally pumped with picosecond excitation pulses (wavelength 347.15 nm, duration 35 ps). Lasing occurs at 550 nm. The optical constants of the neat films are determined by transmittance measurements exploiting the multiple beam interference in the transparency region. A fluorescence spectroscopic characterisation is carried out determining the fluorescence quantum distribution, fluorescence quantum yield, degree of fluorescence polarisation, and fluorescence lifetime. The emitting chromophore size (emitting singlet exciton extension) is determined by the ratio of exciton radiative lifetime to repeat-unit based radiative lifetime. The obtained size of about two repeat units is discussed in a disordered solid-state polymer model},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ShpilyovZinchenkoShestakovetal.2005,
  author    = {Shpilyov, Alexey V. and Zinchenko, Vladislav V. and Shestakov, Sergey V. and Grimm, Bernhard and Lokstein, Heiko},
  title     = {Inactivation of the geranylgeranyl reductase (ChlP) gene in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803},
  year      = {2005},
  language  = {en}
}