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Interpretation:
The reason for the statement, “Antimycin A acts as an inhibitor of photosynthesis in the chloroplast,” is to be determined.
Concept introduction:
The electron transport chain in chloroplast consists of a copper-containing molecule called plastocyanin, which links the two photosystems in photosynthesis and it is common in the mitochondrial electron transport.
Chloroplast also contains mobile electron carriers, namely plastoquinone (whose structure is similar to coenzyme Q that is ubiquinone) and pheophytin, which are also common in the mitochondrial electron transport.
The complex of the plant cytochrome, that is, plastocyanin (
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- BiochemistryBiochemistryISBN:9781305961135Author:Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougalPublisher:Cengage Learning