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Ultrafast primary processes in PS I from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: roles of P700 and A(0).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10969018     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The excitation transport and trapping kinetics of core antenna-reaction center complexes from photosystem I of wild-type Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were investigated under annihilation-free conditions in complexes with open and closed reaction centers. For closed reaction centers, the long-component decay-associated spectrum (DAS) from global analysis of absorption difference spectra excited at 660 nm is essentially flat (maximum amplitude <10(-5) absorbance units). For open reaction centers, the long-time spectrum (which exhibits photobleaching maxima at approximately 680 and 700 nm, and an absorbance feature near 690 nm) resembles one previously attributed to (P700(+) - P700). For photosystem I complexes excited at 660 nm with open reaction centers, the equilibration between the bulk antenna and far-red chlorophylls absorbing at wavelengths >700 nm is well described by a single DAS component with lifetime 2.3 ps. For closed reaction centers, two DAS components (2.0 and 6.5 ps) are required to fit the kinetics. The overall trapping time at P700 ( approximately 24 ps) is very nearly the same in either case. Our results support a scenario in which the time constant for the P700 --> A(0) electron transfer is 9-10 ps, whereas the kinetics of the subsequent A(0) --> A(1) electron transfer are still unknown.
Authors:
S Savikhin; W Xu; P R Chitnis; W S Struve
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biophysical journal     Volume:  79     ISSN:  0006-3495     ISO Abbreviation:  Biophys. J.     Publication Date:  2000 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-18     Completed Date:  2000-10-18     Revised Date:  2010-09-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370626     Medline TA:  Biophys J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1573-86     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Ames Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chlorophyll / chemistry,  metabolism*
Cyanobacteria / physiology*
Kinetics
Models, Molecular
Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / chemistry*,  metabolism*
Protein Conformation
Spectrophotometry
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; 1406-65-1/Chlorophyll; 479-61-8/chlorophyll a; 53321-11-2/chlorophyll P 700
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