Evolution of the Z-scheme of electron transport in oxygenic photosynthesis

Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 827-833

  Govindjee, ^a   Björn, Lars Olof ^b,c   Nickelsen, Kärin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic unit; Photosystem; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC UNIT; PHOTOSYSTEMS; THEORETICAL MODELING; Z-SCHEME;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84871322007     PISSN: 19956819     EISSN: 19956827     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7_175     Document Type: Chapter

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