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Modelling the fast fluorescence rise of photosynthesis

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Abstract

We construct an ODE model for the fast fluorescence rise of photosynthesis by combining the current reaction scheme of the PS II two-electron-gate with a quasi steady-state description of the fast processes of excitation energy transfer and primary charge separation. The model is fitted to measured induction curves with a multiple shooting algorithm, and remarkably good approximations of the data are obtained. Model refinements are discussed focusing on PS II heterogeneity, and on PS I.

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Baake, E., Schlöder, J.P. Modelling the fast fluorescence rise of photosynthesis. Bltn Mathcal Biology 54, 999–1021 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460663

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Keywords

  • Chlorophyll Fluorescence
  • Core Model
  • Excitation Energy Transfer
  • Parameter Estimation Problem
  • Fluorescence Rise