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The first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria. It uses photons of light to energize electrons to reduce plastoquinone, the electrons are replaced by the photolysis of  water that results in the formation of molecular oxygen.
The first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria.

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Photosystem II [r]: The first protein complex in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria.