Light‐triggered electrical events in the thylakoid membrane of plant chloroplasts

Abstract

An overview is given of electrical events that occur in plant chloroplasts in association with their energization and subsequent photosynthetic performance. Special emphasis is given to the measuring techniques, in particular application of patch‐clamp methods, which enable comparison of light‐induced photocurrent and ‐potential kinetics of the thylakoid with kinetics of changes in chlorophyll fluorescence yield.