Fraction of chlorophyll molecules associated with PSI and PSII
| Range | 57 to 60 Photosystem I: 43 to 40 Photosystem II % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | Albertsson P. A quantitative model of the domain structure of the photosynthetic membrane. Trends Plant Sci. 2001 Aug6(8):349-58. p.350 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID11495787 |
| Comments | The same unequal distribution holds for carotenoids. Under light limiting conditions, the ratio of the number of turnovers, and hence the ratio of the potential capacity for electron transport, of PSI to that of PSII for the whole thylakoid is ~1.4. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 106046 |