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Light Minireview Series

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Light as an energy source in photosynthesis was recognized by the end of the 18th century with observations reported by Joseph Priestly that plants exhibit light-dependent evolution of oxygen. Theodore de Saussure, in a remarkably insightful use of Lavoisier's law of conservation of mass, argued that the sum of the mass produced by plants as organic matter, including the oxygen evolved, was more than the weight of the CO2 consumed. He concluded that water too must be included in the equation of photosynthetic carbon fixation.

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r100009200

Authors: Robert D. Simoni, Arthur R. Grossman

Institutions: Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Department of Plant Biology, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,430

OpenAlex ID: W1974157386

FWCI: 0.116

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