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. 2001 Feb 27;98(5):2170–2175. doi: 10.1073/pnas.061514798

Figure 5.

Figure 5

(Lower) Proposed evolutionary stages of development of type II bacterial reaction centers towards cyanobacterial (oxygen-evolving) reaction centers in the Archean period. (Upper) Electrochemical potentials of the reaction center photooxidant (P) and terminal substrates (D = formate, oxalate, etc.).