ENERGY RECEPTION AND TRANSFER IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS
The basic information about the path of carbon in photosynthesis is reviewed together with the methods that were used to discover it. This has led to the knowledge of what is required of the photochemical reaction in the form of chemical species. Attention is then directed to the structure of the photochemical apparatus itself insofar as it is viewable by electron microscopy, and some principoles of ordered structure are devised for the types of molecules to be found in the chloroplasts. From the combination of these, a structure for the grana lamella is suggested and a mode of function proposed. Experimental test for this mode of function is underway; one method is to examine photoproduced unpaired electrons. This is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USAEC
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 919680
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-8524; TRN: US200825%%268
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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