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

B.J. van Rotterdam; W. Crielaard; I.H.M. van Stokkum; K.J. Hellingwerf; H.V. Westerhoff

doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03210-0

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

B.J. van Rotterdam, W. Crielaard, I.H.M. van Stokkum, K.J. Hellingwerf, H.V. Westerhoff

Biophysics Photosynthesis/Energy

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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. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-107
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	510
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(01)03210-0
Publication status	Published - 2001

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