Abstract
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 energy of the absorbed photon. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-107 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 510 |
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Publication status | Published - 2001 |