Neverov KV, Krasnovsky AA, Zabelin AA, Shuvalov VA, Shkuropatov AY. Low-temperature (77 K) phosphorescence of triplet chlorophyll in isolated reaction centers of photosystem II.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015;
125:43-49. [PMID:
25712165 DOI:
10.1007/s11120-015-0105-1]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Phosphorescence characterized by the main emission band at 952 ± 1 nm (1.30 eV), the lifetime of 1.5 ± 0.1 ms and the quantum yield nearly equal to that for monomeric chlorophyll a in aqueous detergent dispersions, has been detected in isolated reaction centers (RCs) of spinach photosystem II at 77 K. The excitation spectrum shows maxima corresponding to absorption bands of chlorophyll a, pheophytin a, and β-carotene. The phosphorescence intensity strongly depends upon the redox state of RCs. The data suggest that the phosphorescence signal originates from the chlorophyll triplet state populated via charge recombination in the radical pair [Formula: see text].
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