| Tracking energy transfer between light harvesting complex 2 and 1 in photosynthetic membranes grown under high and low illumination. | |
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PMID: 22307601 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Energy transfer (ET) between B850 and B875 molecules in light harvesting complexes LH2 and LH1/RC (reaction center) complexes has been investigated in membranes of Rhodopseudomonas palustris grown under high- and low-light conditions. In these bacteria, illumination intensity during growth strongly affects the type of LH2 complexes synthesized, their optical spectra, and their amount of energetic disorder. We used a specially built femtosecond spectrometer, combining tunable narrowband pump with broadband white-light probe pulses, together with an analytical method based on derivative spectroscopy for disentangling the congested transient absorption spectra of LH1 and LH2 complexes. This procedure allows real-time tracking of the forward (LH2 → LH1) and backward (LH2←LH1) ET processes and unambiguous determination of the corresponding rate constants. In low-light grown samples, we measured lower ET rates in both directions with respect to high-light ones, which is explained by reduced spectral overlap between B850 and B875 due to partial redistribution of oscillator strength into a higher energetic exciton transition. We find that the low-light adaptation in R. palustris leads to a reduced elementary backward ET rate, in accordance with the low probability of two simultaneous excitations reaching the same LH1/RC complex under weak illumination. Our study suggests that backward ET is not just an inevitable consequence of vectorial ET with small energetic offsets, but is in fact actively managed by photosynthetic bacteria. |
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Authors:
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Larry Lüer; Vladimíra Moulisová; Sarah Henry; Dario Polli; Tatas H P Brotosudarmo; Sajjad Hoseinkhani; Daniele Brida; Guglielmo Lanzani; Giulio Cerullo; Richard J Cogdell |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2012-01-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Volume: 109 ISSN: 1091-6490 ISO Abbreviation: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-06 Completed Date: 2012-03-30 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505876 Medline TA: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1473-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nanoscience, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, 28049 Cantoblanco, Spain. larry.luer@imdea.org |
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Energy Transfer* Light* Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes / metabolism* Photosynthesis* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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//Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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0/Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes |
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