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Solar energy conversion efficiencies in photosynthesis: Minimizing the chlorophyll antennae to maximize efficiency

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Melis, Anastasios·2009·Plant Science

DOI 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.06.005

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The theoretical maxima of solar energy conversion efficiencies and productivities in oxygenic photosynthesis are evaluated. These are contrasted with actual measurements in a variety of photosynthetic organisms, including green microalgae, cyanobacteria, C4 and C3 plants. Minimizing, or truncating, the chlorophyll antenna size of the photosystems can improve photosynthetic solar energy conversion efficiency and productivity up to 3-fold. Generation of truncated light-harvesting chlorophyll antenna size (tla) strains, in all classes of photosynthetic organisms would help to alleviate excess absorption of sunlight and the ensuing wasteful dissipation of excitation energy, and to maximize solar-to-product energy conversion efficiency and photosynthetic productivity in high-density mass cultivations. The tla concept may find application in the commercial exploitation of microalgae and plants for the generation of biomass, biofuels, chemical feedstocks, as well as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.

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Authors: Melis, A.
Affiliations: University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author: Melis, Anastasios
ORCID: Melis, Anastasios
Venue: Plant Science
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-10
Volume: 177
Issue: 4
Pages: 272-280
ISSN: 0168-9452 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.06.005
OpenAlex: W2088589945
Cited by: 796
References: 88
Citations by year: 2026: 35 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 47 · 2017: 49 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 54 · 2014: 44 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 31
FWCI: 11.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
escholarship.org
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Plant Science (publishedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders: U.S. Department of Energy
Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Keywords: solar energy conversion efficiency, oxygenic photosynthesis, photosynthetic productivity, excitation energy dissipation, microalgae, cyanobacteria, C4 plants, C3 plants, biomass production, biofuels, high-density cultivation

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