Plant BiologybioRxiv
Recycling of energy dissipated as heat accounts for high activity of Photosystem II
M. Zubik, R. Luchowski, D. Kluczyk…·W. I. Gruszecki
The paper shows that low-energy excited states in PSII can power the reaction center through thermally-driven up-conversion in intact leaves and isolated LHCII complexes.
DOI 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00486