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Short circuit at the chlorophyll

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Interfacing photosynthetic proteins and electrodes for investigating light-induced charge separation remains challenging. The discovery of a competing charge transfer pathway through the light-harvesting antenna defines new design requirements for electrode modification.

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Figure 1: PS2 interfaced with ITO electrode.

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  1. Marc M. Nowaczyk is at the Chair for Plant Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,

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  2. Nicolas Plumeré is at the Center for Electrochemical Sciences, Faculty for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,

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Nowaczyk, M., Plumeré, N. Short circuit at the chlorophyll. Nat Chem Biol 12, 990–991 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2240

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