Simplicity in complexity: the photosynthetic reaction center performs as a simple 0.2 V battery.
FEBS Lett
; 510(1-2): 105-7, 2002 Jan 02.
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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.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bombas de Protones
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Proteínas del Complejo del Centro de Reacción Fotosintética
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En
Año:
2002
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Article