| Literature DB >> 14577617 |
Abstract
New and known structural and functional insights in the role of beta-carotene and of alpha-tocopherol in photosytem II are reviewed. A concept is presented connecting the failure of P680 triplet quenching by beta-carotene with the formation of singlet oxygen and its scavenging in the turnover of the D1 protein and by tocopherol in the maintenance of PS II structure and function.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2003 PMID: 14577617 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-9-1001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Naturforsch C J Biosci ISSN: 0341-0382