FUTILE CYCLE UTILITY. “When the cytochrome b 559 is already oxidized, the carotenoid cation can be reduced by chlorophyll, most likely ChlZD2, which is calculated to have a uniquely low potential. This branch of the futile cycle may serve as a trap for the cation and as a fluorescence quencher that will protect against over excitation of PSII.”
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