Commentary on: "Photosynthesis and negative entropy production" by Jennings and coworkers

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1757, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1453-1459

  Lavergne, Jérôme ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Carnot; Dissipation; Energy yield; Entropy; Photochemical energy conversion; Photosynthesis; Second law; Solar energy conversion; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OXYGEN; SOLVENT;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; HEAT; ILLUMINATION; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; SOLAR SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33750517075     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.05.017     Document Type: Review

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