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. 1993 Jan;38(3):297-301.
doi: 10.1007/BF00046753.

Kok's oxygen clock: What makes it tick? The structure of P680 and consequences of its oxidizing power

H J van Gorkom  1 , J P Schelvis
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Kok's oxygen clock: What makes it tick? The structure of P680 and consequences of its oxidizing power

H J van Gorkom et al. Photosynth Res. 1993 Jan.

Abstract

New insights in the structure of P680, the primary electron donor in Photosystem II, are summarized and the implications of its oxidizing power for energy transfer and singlet oxygen production are discussed.

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