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Light-driven reactions of photosynthesis have to fit downstream biochemical reactions that become limiting at increasing light intensities. As a consequence, photosynthesis displays a light saturation curve. Dissipation of excess absorbed energy by non-photochemical energy quenching, although it is responsible for diminishing light utilization efficiency, is essential for protecting the photosynthetic apparatus from photo-oxidative stress.
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Formighieri, C. (2015). Light Saturation of Photosynthesis. In: Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16730-5_11
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