Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy

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Patricia Müller · University of California, Berkeley

Xiaoping Li · University of California, Berkeley

Krishna Niyogi · University of California, Berkeley

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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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Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Light effects on plants Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

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Published in: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Volume 125, Issue 4, pp. 1558-1566

DOI: 10.1104/pp.125.4.1558

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Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy

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