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Primary photochemistry of reaction centers from the photosynthetic purple bacteria.

Photosynthesis research ·Vol. 13 ·No. 3 ·1987-09-00 ·Pages 225-60

Kirmaier C, Holten D

Abstract

Photosynthetic organisms transform the energy of sunlight into chemical potential in a specialized membrane-bound pigment-protein complex called the reaction center. Following light activation, the reaction center produces a charge-separated state consisting of an oxidized electron donor molecule and a reduced electron acceptor molecule. This primary photochemical process, which occurs via a series of rapid electron transfer steps, is complete within a nanosecond of photon absorption. Recent structural data on reaction centers of photosynthetic bacteria, combined with results from a large variety of photochemical measurements have expanded our understanding of how efficient charge separation occurs in the reaction center, and have changed many of the outstanding questions.

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Kirmaier C
Department of Chemistry, Washington University, 63130, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Holten D
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Article Info
Journal
Photosynthesis research
Abbr.
Photosynth Res
ISSN
0166-8595
DOI
10.1007/BF00029401
Published
1987-09-00
Pages
225-60
Language
English
Region
Netherlands
NLM ID
100954728
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00029401 View journal details
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