Simplicity in complexity: the photosynthetic reaction center performs as a simple 0.2 V battery
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Simplicity in complexity: the photosynthetic reaction center performs as a simple 0.2 V battery.
The photosynthetic reaction center is one of the most complicated molecular complexes. Transducing photon energy to a transmembrane electrochemical potential difference for protons, it is the direct or indirect energy source for virtually all life. We show here that it operates in a simple, battery-like manner, with a maximum potential of 0.20 V. Intriguingly this is only one fifth of the energ...
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عنوان ژورنال: FEBS Letters
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)03210-0