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10% is the theoretical quantum efficiency of the chlorophyll complex. Ps I/II use all sorts of tricks to squeeze electrons out of light, it's hard to imagine i
by throwawaymaths 3y ago
10% is the theoretical quantum efficiency of the chlorophyll complex. Ps I/II use all sorts of tricks to squeeze electrons out of light, it's hard to imagine it getting better.
Remember that photosynthesis is a two stroke process. Fixing carbon tends to happen at night, so both sides are subject to optimization, and the day side has way more variation (seasonal etc) so you can't just say "RuBisCo sucks so PSI/II must be very suboptimal".