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Photosynthetic free energy transduction related to the electric potential changes across the thylakoid membrane

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A model based on our present knowledge of photosynthetic energy transduction is presented. Calculated electric potential profiles are compared with microelectrode recordings of the thylakoid electric potential during and after actinic illumination periods of intermediate duration. The information content of the measured electric response is disclosed by a comparison of experimental results with calculations. The proton flux through the ATP synthase complex is seen to markedly influence the electric response. Also the imbalance in maximum turnover rate between the two photosystems, common to obligate shade plants like Peperomia metallica used in the microelectrode experiments, is clearly reflected in the electric potential profile.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Physiological Research, Agricultural University, Wageningen, Gen. Foulkesweg 72, 6703 BW, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Olaf Van Kooten, Jan F. H. Snel & Wim J. Vredenberg

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Dedicated to Prof. L.N.M. Duysens on the occasion of his retirement.

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Van Kooten, O., Snel, J.F.H. & Vredenberg, W.J. Photosynthetic free energy transduction related to the electric potential changes across the thylakoid membrane. Photosynth Res 9, 211–227 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00029745

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