Simplicity in complexity: the photosynthetic reaction center performs as a simple 0.2 V battery.

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.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

van Rotterdam BJ,Crielaard W,van Stokkum IH,Hellingwerf KJ,Westerhoff HV

doi

10.1016/s0014-5793(01)03210-0

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-01-02 00:00:00

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105-7

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1-2

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0014-5793

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1873-3468

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S0014579301032100

journal_volume

510

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