Regulation levels of photosynthetic processes

The basic mechanisms of kinetic regulation of photosynthetic processes are considered, which provide a strict light regulation of electron transfer in photosynthetic reaction centers and a more flexible regulation at the leve l of interaction of photosystems, transmembrane ion fluxes and coupling wit h dark reactions of the Calvin cycle. A generalized model was developed, wh ich integrates the modern knowledge about photosynthetic processes of highe r plants. The general principles of multilevel regulation in photosynthetic systems are discussed.