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Abstract
Light-harvesting complex II (LHCII, the major plant light-harvesting pigment-protein complex, efficiently harvests light-energy. However, if the incident light intensity is too high and photosynthesis becomes saturated, LHCII can switch into a quenching state that prevents photodamage. This important process is called non-photochemical quenching, or NPQ, and represents feedback control. Andrew Pascal et al. have recently proposed a detailed model of NPQ based upon the crystal structure of LHCII from spinach.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16406755 DOI： 10.1016/j.tplants.2005.12.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Plant Sci ISSN： 1360-1385 Impact factor: 18.313