Recycling of energy dissipated as heat accounts for high activity of Photosystem II
M. Zubik, R. Luchowski, D. Kluczyk, W. H. Grudzinski, M. Maksim, A. Nosalewicz, W. I. Gruszecki
The paper shows that low-energy excited states in PSII can power the reaction center through thermally-driven up-conversion in intact leaves and isolated LHCII complexes.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2020Plant Biology