We review the mechanism underlying nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence
quenching (NPQ) and its role in protecting plants against photoinhibition. This review …

We have reviewed the current state of multidisciplinary knowledge of the photoprotective
mechanism in the photosystem II antenna underlying non-photochemical chlorophyll …

Figures showing species and properties relevant to non-photochemical quenching
studies.(a) Filamentous planktonic cyanobacteria Dolichospermum crassum and D. flos …

The major light-harvesting complex of photosystem II (LHC-II) serves as the principal solar
energy collector in the photosynthesis of green plants and presumably also functions in …

The light reactions of photosynthesis in green plants are mediated by four large protein
complexes, embedded in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. Photosystem I (PSI) …

Carotenoids are, along with chlorophylls, the most abundant pigments found in nature. They
are present in most organisms including humans but can be synthesized only by plants and …

Under conditions of excess sunlight the efficient light-harvesting antenna found in the
chloroplast membranes of plants is rapidly and reversibly switched into a photoprotected …

The emergence and evolution of life on our planet was possible because the sun provides
energy to our biosphere. Indeed, all life forms need energy for existence and proliferation in …

Non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching (NPQ) remains one of the most
studied topics of the 21st century in photosynthesis research. Over the past 30 years …

Oxygenic photosynthesis is indispensable both for the development and maintenance of life
on earth by converting light energy into chemical energy and by producing molecular …