Curr Biol. 2001 Apr 17;11(8):R318-21.

Photosynthesis: new light on biological oxygen production.

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Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, BS8 1TD, Bristol, UK.

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In oxygenic photosynthesis, a highly oxidising chlorophyll species strips electrons out of two water molecules, generating molecular oxygen as a waste product. A recent study has provided new insights into the structure of the molecular machinery responsible for biological oxygen production.

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