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Also known as photosystem I primary donor

P700, or photosystem I primary donor, is a molecular dimer of chlorophyll a associated with the reaction center of photosystem I in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.

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  • Etymology
  • Components
  • Action and functions
  • Excitation
  • Electron transport chain
  • Linear electron transport
  • Cyclic electron transport
  • Recovery of P700
  • See also
  • References

P700, or photosystem I primary donor, is a molecular dimer of chlorophyll a associated with the reaction center of photosystem I in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.

== Etymology == Its name is derived from the word pigment (P) and the presence of a major bleaching band centered around 695–700 nm in the flash-induced absorbance difference spectra of P700/P700+•.

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