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Observation of plastoquinone kinetics in photosystem II from delayed fluorescence measurements.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20001095     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Attempts to account for the variations in photosystem II (PSII) under general conditions result in non-linear and cumbersome models that are difficult to validate and render few insights about the system kinetics. In this research, the authors experimentally show that under certain conditions, linear-system techniques could be applied to advantage for probing some basic kinetic characteristics of the plastoquinones (PQs). The PQ redox states of the reaction centres were represented in a conditionally linear model structure with delayed fluorescence (DF) as a measurable output. DF data were acquired for different plant samples and conditions. After least-squares parameter optimisation, not only could the model closely describe the measured DF, but more significantly, the estimated parameters correctly reflected the expected changes induced by drought or [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea] (DCMU) stress. Analysis showed that for short-pulse illumination, the PQ kinetic states of the reaction centres in an initially dark-adapted plant leaf can be represented as a time-invariant bilinear system in a five-dimensional state space. The system becomes linear for constant illuminations, but the system matrix and the kinetic behaviour are illumination dependent. In particular, the system behaves differently between lights-on and lights-off conditions. The simplicity of the model structure, nonetheless, permits observation and analysis of the PQ kinetics of PSII reaction centres from DF measurements by using linear-system techniques.
Authors:
Y Guo; B Wirth; J Tan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  IET systems biology     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1751-8849     ISO Abbreviation:  IET Syst Biol     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-16     Completed Date:  2010-04-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101301198     Medline TA:  IET Syst Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  90-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Department of Biological Engineering, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Computer Simulation
Light
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Models, Biological*
Photosystem II Protein Complex / physiology*,  radiation effects
Plant Leaves / physiology*,  radiation effects
Plastoquinone / metabolism*
Radiation Dosage
Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Photosystem II Protein Complex; 4299-57-4/Plastoquinone

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