Surviving on low-energy light comes at a price

Elisabet Romero

doi:10.7554/eLife.82221

Surviving on low-energy light comes at a price

Elife. 2022 Sep 2:11:e82221. doi: 10.7554/eLife.82221.

Author

Elisabet Romero¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Tarragona, Spain.

Abstract

Two species of photosynthetic cyanobacteria can thrive in far-red light but they either become less resilient to photodamage or less energy efficient.

Keywords: cyanobacteria; far-red light; low energy light; molecular biophysics; photochemistry; photosynthesis; photosystem II; structural biology.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cyanobacteria* / metabolism
Light
Photosynthesis
Photosystem I Protein Complex / metabolism
Photosystem II Protein Complex* / metabolism

Substances

Photosystem I Protein Complex
Photosystem II Protein Complex