Non-Photochemical Quenching. A Response to Excess Light Energy

Authors: Patricia Müller, Xiaoping Li, Krishna Niyogi - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2001 cited by 2,808

Plants and algae have a love/hate relationship with light. As oxygenic photoautotrophic organisms, they require light for life; however, too much light can lead to increased production of damaging reactive oxygen species as byproducts of photosynthesis. In extreme cases, photooxidative damage can