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Light saturated photosynthesis (Pmax) is related to the number of the photosynthetic units and their minimal turnover time (t ) (1,2). in intact cells t is the minimal time required for an electron to be transferred from water to carbon dioxide (3). in cyanobacteria and eucaryotic algae t often varies with growth irradiance (1,3,4). in the marine chlorophyte, Dunaliella tertiolecta, grown at various photon flux densities, photosynthetic capacities of each cell are virtually identical; however, because of changes in pigmentation the photosynthetic capacity normalized to chlorophyll varies markedly (3). These relationships reflect reciprocal changes in the cellular concentration and turnover time of the photosynthetic apparatus.
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Sukenik, A., Bennett, J., Falkowski, P.G. (1987). Changes in Pool Sizes of Photosynthetic Electron Transport Components and Rubisco with Growth Irradiance - Evidence for the Limiting Step in Light Saturated Photosynthesis. In: Biggins, J. (eds) Progress in Photosynthesis Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3535-8_89
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