Photosystem II Illustration (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Photosystem II Illustration

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Photosystem II is a complex of larger molecules arranged in a protein structure. It includes beta-carotene, chlorophyll, a manganese-calcium-oxygen cluster and a supporting protein stabilizer, which looks like a woven tube, in aqua-green in this illustration. Breathable oxygen, or O2, is produced in the bottom center, at the cluster, which would be at the top of the tubular stabilizing weave.

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Curtis Neveu

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