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Modulation of the Electron Transport System of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

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Biophysics of Electron Transfer and Molecular Bioelectronics

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Oxygenic photosynthesis of green plants and cyanobacteria is a redox reaction, which converts the energy of electromagnetic radiation (in the visible region of solar spectrum) into chemical bond energy, utilizing water as an electron donor, and CO2 as the acceptor to generate carbohydrates and other organic substances, according to the overall equation:

$${{\text{H}}_2}{\text{O + C}}{{\text{O}}_2} + {\text{light}} \to {\text{1/6}}\;{{\text{C}}_6}{{\text{H}}_{12}}{{\text{O}}_6} + {{\text{O}}_2}$$
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Forti, G., Finazzi, G. (1998). Modulation of the Electron Transport System of Oxygenic Photosynthesis. In: Nicolini, C. (eds) Biophysics of Electron Transfer and Molecular Bioelectronics. Electronics and Biotechnology Advanced (EL.B.A.) Forum Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9516-5_2

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