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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 5, Issue 16, Pages 2880-2889Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jz5010768
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- National Science Foundation [IOS-0841546, DEB-1022236, IOS-1044552]
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1022236] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Solar-energy conversion through natural photosynthesis forms the base of virtually all food chains on Earth and provides fiber, materials, and fuels, as well as inspiration for the design of biomimetic energy-conversion systems. We summarize well-known as well as recently discovered feedback loops between natural light-harvesting systems and whole-organism function in natural settings. We propose that the low effective quantum yield of natural light-harvesting systems in high light is caused by downstream limitations rather than unavoidable intrinsic vulnerabilities. We evaluate potential avenues, and their costs and benefits, for increasing the maximal rate and photon yield of photosynthesis in high light in plants and photosynthetic microbes. By summarizing mechanisms observable only in complex systems (whole plants, algae, or, in some cases, intact leaves), we aim to stimulate future research efforts on reciprocal feedback loops between light harvesting and downstream processes in whole organisms and to provide additional arguments for the significance of research on photosynthetic light harvesting.
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