Photosystem II
3D PSII supercomplex; here
Schematic model of the major protein complexes involved in photosynthesis

Figure 1 is a schematic model of the main photosynthetic complexes engaged in oxygenic photosynthesis situated within the higher plant / green algal thylakoid membrane, where PSII is shown as the first major complex in the electron transport chain, after light (hv) has been absorbed by its light-harvesting components, the Lhcb proteins. Version from 2020, updated and adapted from Nield, J. Ph.D. thesis, Imperial College London, 1997.

All Complexes
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For details regarding PSII subunit composition, please view this table.
© Jon Nield, 2000-2024