A review is given of the organization and properties of thylakoid membrane proteins and lipids as a basis for understanding the factors which regulate the light reactions of photosynthesis. Particular emphasis is placed on the lateral organization of the major intrinsic multipeptide complexes and on the importance of diffusional processes in controlling the kinetics of electron transport and the distribution of light energy between photosystems 1 and 2.
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