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Structure, Function, and Evolution of Photosystem I-Light Harvesting Antenna I Complexes

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Qin, X. (2021). Structure, Function, and Evolution of Photosystem I-Light Harvesting Antenna I Complexes. In: Shen, JR., Satoh, K., Allakhverdiev, S.I. (eds) Photosynthesis: Molecular Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67407-6_7

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