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antenna complex

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antenna complex [an′ten·ə ‚käm‚pleks]
(cell and molecular biology)
A complex of protein molecules found in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts that captures and transfers light energy to the photochemical reaction center.
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They will then examine the pigments' photophysics, appreciating (1) the efficient absorption of visible sunlight accomplished by plant pigments and (2) the energy- and electron-transfer processes between the antenna complex and the reaction center and between the reaction center and the primary electron acceptor.
Understanding photosynthesis: an undergraduate laboratory on the ... by Lammi, Robin K.; Goodwin, Joseph / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
They fear that it poses a health threat and complain that the huge antenna complex has grown out of sync with the gated neighborhood of million-dollar mansions, horse paddocks and private golf links.
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