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Transformation of Light Energy Chemical Energy: Photochemical Aspects of Photosynthesis¹

The physical and chemical events leading from the absorption of light by chlorophyll a in vivo to the production of the "reducing power" (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) and the "high energy phosphate" (adenosine triphosphate) are reviewed here for the benefit of those students who have little understanding of the biophysical processes associated with photosynthesis and who are interested in appreciating the current status of the knowledge in this field. The capture of light energy, the fate of excitation, energy transfer, the trapping of energy, the Emerson enhancement effect, the two light reactions and the electron pathways in photosynthesis are discussed in this review; it cites detractors as well as supporters of the current dogma on photosynthesis.

² Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Illinois, Urbana. Supported by National Science Foundation Grant GB 4040 and by National Institutes of Health GM 13913 (during preparation of the manuscript). v

Received for publication May 10, 1967.