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Results from both horse-heart cytochrome c (Cyt c), and native bacterial cytochrome c2, are presented as a demonstration that, at neutral pH and low ionic strength, RC turnover is rate-limited by the slow release of the bound reaction product, photooxidized cytochrome. Double flash studies confirm the basic result, but also suggest that slower parallel pathways of electron transfer from the soluble cytochrome pool may exist that circumvent the canonical electron transfer mechanism under conditions of strong product inhibition. Ground state redox titration of Cyt c, in the presence of varying RC concentrations, and redox titration of single flash-induced Cyt c-to-RC electron transfer kinetics, demonstrates redox state-sensitive formation of electron transfer-active RC-Cyt c complexes. 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Double flash studies confirm the basic result, but also suggest that slower parallel pathways of electron transfer from the soluble cytochrome pool may exist that circumvent the canonical electron transfer mechanism under conditions of strong product inhibition. Ground state redox titration of Cyt c, in the presence of varying RC concentrations, and redox titration of single flash-induced Cyt c-to-RC electron transfer kinetics, demonstrates redox state-sensitive formation of electron transfer-active RC-Cyt c complexes. 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