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. 1982 Nov;70(5):1413–1416. doi: 10.1104/pp.70.5.1413

Mechanism of Photoactivation of Electron Transport in Intact Bryopsis Chloroplasts 1

Kazuhiko Satoh 1,2,2
PMCID: PMC1065898  PMID: 16662690

Abstract

The mechanism of photoactivation of photosystem I electron transport was studied in intact Bryopsis corticulans chloroplasts. The evidence from chemical and photochemical studies suggests that photoactivation is a consequence of a reduction of an electron transport component, presumably ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase. O2 does not act as a mediator of the process but rather acts as an electron acceptor after photoactivation has occurred. We suggest that the initial function of the chloroplasts in a transition from dark to light is to initiate pseudocyclic electron flow.

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