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In nature plants are subjected to wide fluctuations in light intensities. During exposure to intensities higher than those which saturate photosynthesis, excess excitation energy absorbed can result in damage to the photosynthetic apparatus. This damage occurs primarily at the photosystem 2 (PS2) complex and is termed photoinhibition (1)• The sites and the mechanisms of the photoinhibitory damage are as yet unclear; there are believed to be two or more sites of damage in PS2, one involving the loss or modification of the QB protein and the other involving Pertubation of reaction centre function (2).
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Bhogal, M., Barber, J. (1987). Photoinhibition and Recovery in Intact Leaves of Pisum Sativum Grown in High and Low Light Intensity. In: Biggins, J. (eds) Progress in Photosynthesis Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0519-6_19
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