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Giuseppe Zucchelli

Research staff

Contact:

- Email giuseppe.zucchelli@ibf.cnr.it
- Phone +39-02-50314775
- Location Milano

Publications (68):

Equilibrium thermodynamics and the genesis of protein-protein complexes in cells
Jennings R.C.; Belgio E.; Zucchelli G.
Rendiconti lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali, 2021
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-021-01004-1

The thermodynamics of light absorption for a two-level system
Zucchelli G.; Jennings R.C.
Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali (Online), 2021
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-021-01036-7

Does maximal entropy production play a role in the evolution of biological complexity? A biological point of view
Jennings Robert C.; Belgio Erica; Zucchelli Giuseppe
Rendiconti lincei. Scienze fisiche e naturali, 2020
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-020-00909-7, Early Access Date = MAY 2020

Photosystem I, when excited in the chlorophyll Qy absorption band, feeds on negative entropy
Jennings RC, Belgio E, Zucchelli G
Biophysical chemistry (Print), 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.12.002

Trapping Dynamics in Photosystem I-Light Harvesting Complex I of Higher Plants Is Governed by the Competition Between Excited State Diffusion from Low Energy States and Photochemical Charge Separation.
Molotokaite E, Remelli W, Casazza AP, Zucchelli G, Polli D, Cerullo G, Santabarbara S
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 2017
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07064

High photochemical trapping efficiency in Photosystem I from the red Glade algae Chromera velia and Phaeodactylum tricornuturn
Belgio E, Santabarbara S, Bína D, Trsková E, Herbstová M, Ka?a R, Zucchelli G, Prá?il O
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.10.002

Two wavelength-dependent mechanisms of sensitisation of light-induced quenching in the isolated light-harvesting complex II
Santabarbara S, Zubik M, Remelli W, Zucchelli G, Gruszecki WI
FEBS letters (Print), 2016
DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12279

Comparative kinetic and energetic modelling of phyllosemiquinone oxidation in Photosystem i
Santabarbara S, Zucchelli G
PCCP. Physical chemistry chemical physics (Print), 2016
DOI: 10.1039/c5cp06590a

Carotenoid triplet states in photosystem II: Coupling with low-energy states of the core complex
Stefano Santabarbara, Alessandro Agostini, Anna Paola Casazza, Giuseppe Zucchelli, Donatella Carbonera
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.11.008

Wavelength dependence of the fluorescence emission under conditions of open and closed Photosystem II reaction centres in the green alga Chlorella sorokiniana
Rizzo F.; Zucchelli G.; Jennings R.; Santabarbara S.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.02.009

Antenna entropy in plant photosystems does not reduce the free energy for primary charge separation
Jennings, Robert C.; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Biophysical chemistry (Print), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2014.08.003

The Carnot Efficiency and Plant Photosystems
Jennings, R. C.; Santabarbara, S.; Belgio, E.; Zucchelli, G.
Biofizika (Moskva), 2014

Ergodicity, configurational entropy and free energy in pigment solutions and plant photosystems: Influence of excited state lifetime
Jennings, Robert C.; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Biophysical chemistry (Print), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2014.01.002

Photochemical trapping heterogeneity as a function of wavelength, in plant photosystem I (PSI-LHCI)
Jennings RC, Zucchelli G, Santabarbara S
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2013.03.008

Reconstituted CP29: multicomponent fluorescence decay from an optically homogeneous sample
Belgio E; Tumino G; Santabarbara S; Zucchelli G; Jennings RC
Photosynthesis research (Print), 2012
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9696-3

The Q(y) Absorption Spectrum of the Light-Harvesting Complex II As Determined by Structure-Based Analysis of Chlorophyll Macrocycle Deformations
Zucchelli G; Santabarbara S; Jennings RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 2012
DOI: 10.1021/bi201677q

Energy transfer processes in the isolated core antenna complexes CP43 and CP47 of photosystem II.
Casazza AP, Szczepaniak M, Müller MG, Zucchelli G, Holzwarth AR.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2010

Band Shape Heterogeneity of the Low-Energy Chlorophylls of CP29: Absence of Mixed Binding Sites and Excitonic Interactions.
Belgio E; Casazza AP; Zucchelli G; Garlaschi FM; Jennings RC.
Biochemistry (Easton), 2010
DOI: 10.1021/bi901478f

On phytochrome absorption and the phytochrome photoequilibrium in a green leaf: environmental sensitivity and photoequilibrium time.
Rivadossi A, Garlaschi FM, Casazza AP, Zucchelli G, Jennings RC
Photochemical & photobiological sciences (Print), 2008

Fluorescence lifetime spectrum of the plant photosystem II core complex: photochemistry does not induce specific reaction centre quenching.
Tumino G.; Casazza AP; Engelmann E.; Garlaschi F.M.; Zucchelli G.; Jennings R.C.
Biochemistry (Easton), 2008
DOI: 10.1021/bi800831j

Chlorophyll Ring Deformation Modulates Qy Electronic Energy in Chlorophyll-Protein Complexes and Generates Spectral Forms
Zucchelli G; Brogioli D; Casazza AP; Garlaschi FM; Jennings RC.
Biophysical journal (Print), 2007
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104554

Entropy consumption in primary photosynthesis.
Jennings R.C.; Belgio E.; Casazza A.P.; Flavio M. Garlaschi F.M.; Zucchelli G.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.08.001

Influence in the photosystem I- light harvesting complex antenna domains on fluorescence decay.
Engelmann E.; Zucchelli G.; Casazza A. P.; Brogioli D.; Garlaschi F. M.; Jennings R. C.
Biochemistry (Easton), 2006
DOI: 10.1021/bi060243p

Photosynthesis research in Italy: a review. Photosynh Res.
Forti G., A. Agostiano, R. Barbato, R. Bassi, E. Brugnoli, G. Finazzi, F.M.Garlaschi, R.C. Jennings, B.A. Meandri, M. Trotta, G. Venturoli, G. Zanetti, D. Zannoni, G. Zucchelli. 2006.
Photosynthesis research (Print), 2006

Reply to "commentary on photosynthesis and negative entropy production by Jennings and coworkers" by J. Lavergne.
Jennings R.C., Casazza A.P., Belgio E., Garlaschi F.M., Zucchelli G.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2006

The effect of outer antenna complexes on the photochemical trapping rate in barley thylakoid photosystem II.
Engelmann E.C.M.; Zucchelli G.; Garlaschi F.M.; Casazza A.P.; Jennings R.C.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2004.11.009

Photosynthesis and negative entropy production
Jennings R.C.; Engelmann E.; Garlaschi F.; Casazza A.P.; Zucchelli G.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.08.004

Circular dichroism of the peripheral chlorophylls in photosystem II reaction centers revealed by electrochemical oxidation
Kropacheva T.N.; Germano M.; Zucchelli G.; Jennings R.C.; van Gorkom H.J.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2005.04.005

The low energy emitting states of the Lhca4 subunit of higher plant photosystem I
Zucchelli G; T. Morosinotto; F.M. Garlaschi; R. Bassi; R.C. Jennings
FEBS letters (Print), 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.02.057

Light absorption by the chlorophyll a-b complexes of photosystem II in a leaf with special reference to LHCII.
Rivadossi A; Zucchelli G; Garlaschi FM; Jennings RC
Photochemistry and photobiology, 2004
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2004)080<0492:LABTCA>2.0.CO;2

The long-wavelength chlorophyll states of plant LHCI at room temperature: a comparison with PSI-LHCI.
Jennings R.C.; Zucchelli G.; Engelmann E.; Garlaschi F.M.
Biophysical journal (Print), 2004
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.038117

The room temperature emission band shape of the lowest energy chlorophyll spectral form of LHCI (vol 547, pg 107, 2003)
Jennings, RC; Garlaschi, FM; Morosinotto, T; Engelmann, E; Zucchelli, G
FEBS letters (Print), 2003
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(03)00790-7

The photochemical trapping rate from red spectral states in PSI-LHCI is determined by thermal activation of energy transfer to bulk chlorophylls.
Jennings R.C. 1, Zucchelli G. 1, Croce R. 1, Garlaschi F.M. 1

The room temperature emission band shape of the lowest energy chlorophyll spectral form of LHCI.
Jennings R.C., Garlaschi F.M., Engelmann E., Zucchelli G.
FEBS letters (Print), 2003

Excited state trapping and the Stepanov relation with reference to Photosystem I.
Jennings R.C. 1, Garlaschi F.M. 1, Zucchelli G. 1
Biophysical journal (Print), 2003

Photoinhibition in vivo and in vitro involves weakly coupled chlorophyll-protein complexes
Santabarbara, S; Cazzalini, I; Rivadossi, A; Garlaschi, FM; Zucchelli, G; Jennings, RC
Photochemistry and photobiology, 2002
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)075<0613:PIVAIV>2.0.CO;2

The calculated in vitro and in vivo chlorophyll a absorption bandshape
Zucchelli G. 1, Jennings R.C. 1, Garlaschi F.M. 1, Cinque G. 2, Bassi R. 2, Cremonesi O. 3
Biophysical journal (Print), 2002

Thermal behavior of long wavelength absorption transitions in Spirulina platensis photosystem I trimers
Cometta, A; Zucchelli, G; Kavapetyan, NV; Engelmann, E; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Biophysical journal (Print), 2000

Selective quenching of the fluorescence of core chlorophyll-protein complexes by photochemistry indicates that Photosystem II is partly diffusion limited
Jennings, RC; Elli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Santabarbara, S; Zucchelli, G
Photosynthesis research (Print), 2000
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010618006889

Kinetic analysis of the light-induced fluorescence quenching in light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b pigment-protein complex of photosystem II
Barzda, V; Jennings, RC; Zucchelli, G; Garab, G
Photochemistry and photobiology, 1999
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb08279.x

Thermal sensitivity of the red absorption tail of the photosystem II reaction center complex
Finzi, L; Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1999
DOI: 10.1021/bi990568o

The importance of PSI chlorophyll red forms in light-harvesting by leaves
Rivadossi, A; Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Photosynthesis research (Print), 1999
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006236829711

The effect of excited state population in Photosystem II on the photoinhibition-induced changes in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters
Santabarbara, S; Garlaschi, FM; Zucchelli, G; Jennings, RC
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1999
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2728(98)00159-5

A thermal broadening study of the antenna chlorophylls in PSI-200, LHCI, and PSI core
Croce, R; Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1998
DOI: 10.1021/bi9813227

Long wavelength absorption transitions in the D1/D2/cytochrome b-559 complex as revealed by selective pigment photobleaching and circular dichroism measurements
Finzi, L; Elli, G; Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1998
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2728(98)00127-3

Analysis of some optical properties of a native and reconstituted photosystem II antenna complex, CP29: Pigment binding sites can be occupied by chlorophyll a or chlorophyll b and determine spectral forms
Giuffra, E; Zucchelli, G; Sandona, D; Croce, R; Cugini, D; Garlaschi, FM; Bassi, R; Jennings, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1997
DOI: 10.1021/bi9711339

Model studies on the excited state equilibrium perturbation due to reaction centre trapping in Photosystem I
Jennings, RC; Zucchelli, G; Croce, R; Valkunas, L; Finzi, L; Garlaschi, FM
Photosynthesis research (Print), 1997
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005826924445

Thermal broadening analysis of the light harvesting complex II absorption spectrum
Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Jennings, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1996
DOI: 10.1021/bi9613178

Slow exciton trapping in Photosystem II: A possible physiological role
Jannings, Robert C.; Garlaschi, Flavio M.; Finzi, Laura; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Photosynthesis research (Print), 1996

Excited state equilibration in the Photosystem I light-harvesting I complex: P700 is almost isoenergetic with its antenna
Croce, R; Zucchelli, G; Garlaschi, FM; Bassi, R; Jennings, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1996
DOI: 10.1021/bi960214m

A THERMAL BROADENING ANALYSIS OF ABSORPTION-SPECTRA OF THE D1/D2/CYTOCHROME B-559 COMPLEX IN TERMS OF GAUSSIAN DECOMPOSITION SUBBANDS
CATTANEO, R; ZUCCHELLI, G; GARLASCHI, FM; FINZI, L; JENNINGS, RC
Biochemistry (Easton), 1995
DOI: 10.1021/bi00046a035

A STEPANOV RELATION ANALYSIS OF STEADY-STATE ABSORPTION AND FLUORESCENCE-SPECTRA IN THE ISOLATED D1/D2/CYTOCHROME B-559 COMPLEX
ZUCCHELLI, G; GARLASCHI, FM; CROCE, R; BASSI, R; JENNINGS, RC
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1995
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(94)00184-7

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE MINOR CHLOROPHYLL SPECTRAL FORMS AND FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING IN AGGREGATED LIGHT-HARVESTING CHLOROPHYLL A/B COMPLEX-II
JENNINGS, RC; ZUCCHELLI, G; BASSI, R; VIANELLI, A; GARLASCHI, FM
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1994
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(94)90233-X

GAUSSIAN DECOMPOSITION OF ABSORPTION AND LINEAR DICHROISM SPECTRA OF OUTER ANTENNA COMPLEXES OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II
ZUCCHELLI, G; DAINESE, P; JENNINGS, RC; BRETON, J; GARLASCHI, FM; BASSI, R
Biochemistry (Easton), 1994
DOI: 10.1021/bi00196a016

GAUSSIAN BAND ANALYSIS OF ABSORPTION, FLUORESCENCE AND PHOTOBLEACHING DIFFERENCE SPECTRA OF D1/D2/CYT B-559 COMPLEX
GARLASCHI, FM; ZUCCHELLI, G; GIAVAZZI, P; JENNINGS, RC
Photosynthesis research (Print), 1994
DOI: 10.1007/BF02183048

A STUDY OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II FLUORESCENCE EMISSION IN TERMS OF THE ANTENNA CHLOROPHYLL-PROTEIN COMPLEXES
JENNINGS, RC; GARLASCHI, FM; BASSI, R; ZUCCHELLI, G; VIANELLI, A; DAINESE, P
Biochimica et biophysica acta (Print), 1993
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(93)90018-B

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CHLOROPHYLL SPECTRAL FORMS IN THE CHLOROPHYLL PROTEIN COMPLEXES OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II ANTENNA
JENNINGS, RC; BASSI, R; GARLASCHI, FM; DAINESE, P; ZUCCHELLI, G
Biochemistry (Easton), 1993
DOI: 10.1021/bi00064a002

Light stress: 1. Fluorescence quenching induced by high light intensity in photosystem II antenna complex
Jennings, Robert Charles; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Médecine. Biologie. Environnement, 1992

The influence of quenching by open reaction centres on the photosystem II fluorescence emission spectrum
Jennings, Robert Charles; Zucchelli, Giuseppe; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1991
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2728(05)80313-5

Light-induced fluorescence quenching in the light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complex
Jennings, Robert Charles; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Photosynthesis research (Print), 1991
DOI: 10.1007/BF00029976

Excitation energy transfer from the chlorophyll spectral forms to Photosystem II reaction centres: A fluorescence induction study
Jennings, Robert Charles; Zucchelli, Giuseppe; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1990
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(90)90067-E

Additive decomposition for the product of two ?3 functions and modular equations
Montaldi, Emilio; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Journal of mathematical physics, 1989

The influence of reducing the chlorophyll concentration by photobleaching on energy transfer to artificial traps within Photosystem II antenna systems
Jennings, Robert Charles; Zucchelli, Giuseppe; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1989
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2728(89)80197-5

Sum rules of special functions, revisited
Montaldi, Emilio; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Nuovo cimento. B, 1988
DOI: 10.1007/BF02726734

Spectroscopic analysis of chlorophyll photobleaching in spinach thylakoids, grana and light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complex
Zucchelli, Giuseppe; Garlaschi, Flavio Massimo; Jennings, Robert Charles
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology (Print), 1988
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(88)85077-2

Remarks on some hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials of mathematical physics
Montaldi, Emilio; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Journal of mathematical physics, 1987

Spinach-thylakoid phosphorylation: Studies on the kinetics of changes in photosystem antenna size, spill-over and phosphorylation of light-harvesting chlorophyll a b protein
Jennings, Robert Charles; Islam, Khalid; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Bioenergetics, 1986
DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(86)90117-9

Studies on thylakoid phosphorylation and noncyclic electron transport
Jennings, Robert Charles; Zucchelli, Giuseppe
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics (Print), 1986
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(86)90454-6