| Literature DB >> 15995679 |
Ildikó Szabó1, Elisabetta Bergantino, Giorgio Mario Giacometti.
Abstract
Efficient photosynthesis is of fundamental importance for plant survival and fitness. However, in oxygenic photosynthesis, the complex apparatus responsible for the conversion of light into chemical energy is susceptible to photodamage. Oxygenic photosynthetic organisms have therefore evolved several protective mechanisms to deal with light energy. Rapidly inducible non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) is a short-term response by which plants and eukaryotic algae dissipate excitation energy as heat. This review focuses on recent advances in the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying this protective quenching pathway in higher plants.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15995679 PMCID: PMC1369118 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400460
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO Rep ISSN: 1469-221X Impact factor: 8.807