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Discovery of pheophytin function in the photosynthetic energy conversion as the primary electron acceptor of Photosystem II

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This minireview describes the discovery of participation of pheophytin, a metal-free derivative of chlorophyll, in the early steps of photosynthetic solar energy conversion as the primary electron acceptor of Photosystem II.

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Klimov, V.V. Discovery of pheophytin function in the photosynthetic energy conversion as the primary electron acceptor of Photosystem II. Photosynthesis Research 76, 247–253 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024990408747

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