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Keyword Plastoquinone

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DefinitionProtein which interacts with plastoquinone, a substituted quinone called plastoquinone because it appeared concentrated in the chloroplasts of higher plants. Plastoquinone transfers electrons from the photosystem II reaction center to the cytochrome bf complex and carries protons across the photosynthetic membrane.
CategoryLigand
Gene Ontologyoxidoreductase activity, acting on NADH or NADPH, quinone or similar compound as acceptor [ GO:0016655 ]
electron transport [ GO:0006118 ]
photosystem II [ GO:0009523 ]