Photosynthesis - Harvesting sunlight safely

被引：165
作者：
Demmig-Adams, B [1 ]
Adams, WW [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Colorado, Dept Environm Populat & Organism Biol, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
来源：
NATURE | 2000年 / 403卷 / 6768期
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D O I：
10.1038/35000315
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The Sun's energy is used by plants for photosynthesis, but excess energy is dangerous. So, plants contain protective mechanisms to dissipate excess energy during bright sunlight, transferring the unwanted energy to light-absorbing pigments. This process is now being dissected at the molecular level, and one group has identified a particular component in the light-harvesting apparatus that has a unique, energy-dissipating function.
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