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Commentary on: "Photosynthesis and negative entropy production" by Jennings and coworkers

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This commentary argues against the view that photochemical energy conversion violates the second law of thermodynamics, as expressed in a recent paper [R.C. Jennings, E. Engelmann, F. Garlaschi, A.P. Casazza, G. Zucchelli. Photosynthesis and negative entropy production. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1709 (2005) 251-255]. The basic principles of free energy conversion by a photo-electrochemical cell are outlined, emphasizing the fact that the potential depends on the relative population of the excited state and thus on the illumination intensity. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

photosynthesisthermodynamicenergy yieldsecond lawdissipationcamotentropyphotochemical energy conversionsolar energy conversionELECTRON-TRANSFER CHAINSTHERMODYNAMICS

Lavergne J

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CEA, CNRS, Dept Ecophysiol Vegetale & Microbiol, UMR 6191, F-13108 St Paul Les Durance, France

2006

Biochimica et biophysica acta

Biochimica et biophysica acta

ISSN:0005-2728
年,卷(期):2006.1757(11)