Abstract
The light-induced stages of chlorophyll-dependent photosynthesis are described. The main principles of photon energy transformation by living organisms are explained. The light-driven cyclic redox chain of purple bacteria is thoroughly discussed. Mechanisms of energy storage in the noncyclic photosynthetic chain of green and sulfur bacteria are reviewed. The oxygenic photosynthesis in cyanobacteria and chloroplasts is discussed in detail.
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In certain bacteria, one of the ubiquinone molecules is replaced by a menaquinone (MQ); see structure in Appendix 2.
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Cytochromes are heme-containing proteins catalyzing redox processes (for heme structures, see Appendix 2). Cytochromes having the same heme group and differing in the protein moiety are usually indicated by the same letter but different numerical indexes.
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Skulachev, V.P., Bogachev, A.V., Kasparinsky, F.O. (2013). Chlorophyll-Based Generators of Proton Potential. In: Principles of Bioenergetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33430-6_2
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