Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy

Patricia Müller(University of California, Berkeley), Xiaoping Li(University of California, Berkeley), Krishna Niyogi(University of California, Berkeley)
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
April 1, 2001
Cited by 2,800Open Access
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Abstract

Plants and algae have a love/hate relationship with light. As oxygenic photoautotrophic organisms, they require light for life; however, too much light can lead to increased production of damaging reactive oxygen species as byproducts of photosynthesis. In extreme cases, photooxidative damage can


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