Functional Nanohybrid Materials from Photosynthetic Reaction Center Proteins

Figure 5

Schematic representation of the arrangement of RC cofactors and the charge stabilization routes in the photosynthetic membrane. Solid and dashed arrows indicate the forward charge separation and the backward charge recombination routes, respectively. P: primary electron donor; BChl: bacteriochlorophyll; BPheo: bacteriopheophytin; Q_A: primary quinone type electron acceptor; Q_B: secondary quinone type electron acceptor. The time intervals in which the appropriate processes occur are also indicated in blue boxes.