Photosynthetic Electron Transport in Higher Plants
Annual Review of Plant PhysiologyPublished 1 June 1984
Wolfgang Haehnel
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The structure and FUNCTION of the INTEGRAL COMPLEXES are explained, as well as the role of Plastocyanin in Lateral Electron Transport, and some of the mechanisms used to achieve this result are described.
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INTRODUCTION...... .. . ......... . . . . ..... ..... . . . . . .. ......... . . . ..... . . . . ... ...... 659 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE INTEGRAL COMPLEXES. ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 661 Photosystem II . . . . .... . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 661 Cytochrome b6-f Complex. .. . . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 667 Photosystem I 670 LATERAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE INTEGRAL COMPLEXES . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 Electron Microscopic Studies 671 Biochemical Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . .. . ..... . . . . . . ..... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 674 ELECTRON TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE MEMBRANE-BOUND COMPLEXES 676 Times of Electron Transfer . .... . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . ....... . . . . .. . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . 676 Diff usion of Electron Carriers.. . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ..... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 677 Function of Plastocyanin in Lateral Electron Transport . . . . ....... . . .. . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . ... 678 Function of Plastoquinol in Lateral Electron Transport ..... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ..... 680 ON THE ORGANIZATION OF ELECTRON TRANSPORT . ... . . . . ... .. . . . . .... . ... . . . . . .. 681 Quantum yield. . . . . . .... . . . ... . .. . . . .. . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . .. . . . ........ . . . . 684
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