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The cytochrome b 6 f complex is one of three hetero-oligomeric integral membrane protein complexes in the electron transport chain of oxygenic photosynthesis that contribute to the trans-membrane proton electrochemical potential gradient, \(\Delta{{\mu}^\sim}_{\text H}{^+}\).
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Discharge of the \(\Delta{{\mu}\!\!\!^\sim}_{\text H}{^+}\) through the ATP synthase is responsible for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. The other two protein complexes in the photosynthetic electron transport chain are the photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) reaction centers. The b 6 f complex functions electrochemically in the center of the linear electron transport chain from H2O to NADP+ in thylakoid or microbial membranes that support oxygenic photosynthesis. b 6 f accepts electrons and protons from PSII via lipophilic plastoquinol, and donates electrons to PSI through the soluble plastocyanin or cytochrome c 6, while...
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Cramer, W.A., Yamashita, E., Baniulis, D., Hasan, S. (2013). Cytochrome b 6 f Complex. In: Roberts, G.C.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16712-6_24
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