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Trans-membrane electron transfer and Q-cycle mechanism in a schematic of the cytochrome b6f complex, indicating the branching of electrons from the anionic semiquinone reductant, PQp∸ and heme bp to O2, the latter reactions responsible for formation of superoxide, O2∸.