Absence of Selection for Quantum Coherence in the Fenna–Matthews–Olson Complex: A Combined Evolutionary and Excitonic Study

• Stéphanie Valleau,
• Romain A. Studer,
• Florian Häse,
• Christoph Kreisbeck,
• Rafael G. Saer,
• Robert E. Blankenship,
• Eugene I. Shakhnovich,
• Alán Aspuru-Guzik

Affiliations

Stéphanie Valleau

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Romain A. Studer

European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Hinxton, Cambridge, U.K.

Florian Häse

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Christoph Kreisbeck

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Rafael G. Saer

Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Robert E. Blankenship

Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Eugene I. Shakhnovich

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Alán Aspuru-Guzik

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States