Crystallisation, structure and function of plant light-harvesting Complex II
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Architecture and function of plant light-harvesting complexes II.
The antenna system associated with plant photosystem II (PSII) comprises a series of light-harvesting complexes II (LHCIIs) which are supramolecular assemblies of chlorophylls, carotenoids, lipids and integral membrane proteins. These complexes not only function in capturing and transmitting light energy, but also have pivotal roles in photoprotection under high-light conditions through a mecha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0005-2728
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.03.012