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STEADY-STATE algal suspensions have been a favourite subject in studies of inhibitory effects of light on photosynthesis1–5. Light intensities several times higher than the intensity of full sunlight were often employed. The unfavourable effects of strong light were seen in the decreased photosynthetic rates1–4 and/or in the destruction of the photosynthetic pigments5. A recovery process has been observed after transferring the organism into dark or to lower light intensities2,4,5. An emphasis on the dependence of the photo-inhibition on a very strong light has obscured the much wider nature of the phenomenon. The general employment of steady-state suspensions precluded an insight into the complexity of the situation on the cellular level.
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SOROKIN, C. A Reversible Inhibition of Photosynthesis in Synchronized Cultures of Algae. Nature 185, 933–935 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185933b0
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