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Pieper J, Artene P, Rätsep M, Pajusalu M, Freiberg A. Evaluation of Electron–Phonon Coupling and Spectral Densities of Pigment–Protein Complexes by Line-Narrowed Optical Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:9289-9301. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b05220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Pieper J, Rätsep M, Golub M, Schmitt FJ, Artene P, Eckert HJ. Excitation energy transfer in phycobiliproteins of the cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina investigated by spectral hole burning. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2017; 133:225-234. [PMID: 28560566 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0396-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina developed two types of antenna complexes, which contain chlorophyll-d (Chl d) and phycocyanobilin (PCB) as light-harvesting pigment molecules, respectively. The latter membrane-extrinsic complexes are denoted as phycobiliproteins (PBPs). Spectral hole burning was employed to study excitation energy transfer and electron-phonon coupling in PBPs. The data reveal a rich spectral substructure with a total of four low-energy electronic states whose absorption bands peak at 633, 644, 654, and at about 673 nm. The electronic states at ~633 and 644 nm can be tentatively attributed to phycocyanin (PC) and allophycocyanin (APC), respectively. The remaining low-energy electronic states including the terminal emitter at 673 nm may be associated with different isoforms of PC, APC, or the linker protein. Furthermore, the hole burning data reveal a large number of excited state vibrational frequencies, which are characteristic for the chromophore PCB. In summary, the results are in good agreement with the low-energy level structure of PBPs and electron-phonon coupling parameters reported by Gryliuk et al. (BBA 1837:1490-1499, 2014) based on difference fluorescence line-narrowing experiments.
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- Jörg Pieper
- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Excitation energy transfer and electron-vibrational coupling in phycobiliproteins of the cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina investigated by site-selective spectroscopy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2014; 1837:1490-9. [PMID: 24560813 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
In adaption to its specific environmental conditions, the cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina developed two different types of light-harvesting complexes: chlorophyll-d-containing membrane-intrinsic complexes and phycocyanobilin (PCB) - containing phycobiliprotein (PBP) complexes. The latter complexes are believed to form a rod-shaped structure comprising three homo-hexamers of phycocyanin (PC), one hetero-hexamer of phycocyanin and allophycocyanin (APC) and probably a linker protein connecting the PBPs to the reaction centre. Excitation energy transfer and electron-vibrational coupling in PBPs have been investigated by selectively excited fluorescence spectra. The data reveal a rich spectral substructure with a total of five low-energy electronic states with fluorescence bands at 635nm, 645nm, 654nm, 659nm and a terminal emitter at about 673 nm. The electronic states at ~635 and 645 nm are tentatively attributed to PC and APC, respectively, while an apparent heterogeneity among PC subunits may also play a role. The other fluorescence bands may be associated with three different isoforms of the linker protein. Furthermore, a large number of vibrational features can be identified for each electronic state with intense phonon sidebands peaking at about 31 to 37cm⁻¹, which are among the highest phonon frequencies observed for photosynthetic antenna complexes. The corresponding Huang-Rhys factors S fall in the range between 0.98 (terminal emitter), 1.15 (APC), and 1.42 (PC). Two characteristic vibronic lines at about 1580 and 1634cm⁻¹ appear to reflect CNH⁺ and CC stretching modes of the PCB chromophore, respectively. The exact phonon and vibrational frequencies vary with electronic state implying that the respective PCB chromophores are bound to different protein environments. This article is part of a special issue entitled: photosynthesis research for sustainability: keys to produce clean energy.
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Jankowiak R, Reppert M, Zazubovich V, Pieper J, Reinot T. Site Selective and Single Complex Laser-Based Spectroscopies: A Window on Excited State Electronic Structure, Excitation Energy Transfer, and Electron–Phonon Coupling of Selected Photosynthetic Complexes. Chem Rev 2011; 111:4546-98. [DOI: 10.1021/cr100234j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ryszard Jankowiak
- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal H4B1R6 Quebec, Canada
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- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for Biophysical Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Riia 142, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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Pieper J, Rätsep M, Trostmann I, Schmitt FJ, Theiss C, Paulsen H, Eichler H, Freiberg A, Renger G. Excitonic Energy Level Structure and Pigment−Protein Interactions in the Recombinant Water-Soluble Chlorophyll Protein. II. Spectral Hole-Burning Experiments. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:4053-65. [DOI: 10.1021/jp111457t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. Pieper
- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for
Biophysical Chemistry, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of General Botany, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for
Biophysical Chemistry, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Optics and Atomic
Physics, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
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- Institute of Optics and Atomic
Physics, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
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- Institute of General Botany, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Optics and Atomic
Physics, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Molecular and Cell
Biology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Max-Volmer-Laboratories for
Biophysical Chemistry, Berlin Institute of Technology, Berlin, Germany
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Riley K, Jankowiak R, Rätsep M, Small GJ, Zazubovich V. Evidence for Highly Dispersive Primary Charge Separation Kinetics and Gross Heterogeneity in the Isolated PS II Reaction Center of Green Plants. J Phys Chem B 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/jp049562l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- K. Riley
- Ames Laboratory, USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, and Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia Street, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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Zazubovich V, Jankowiak R, Riley K, Picorel R, Seibert M, Small GJ. How Fast Is Excitation Energy Transfer in the Photosystem II Reaction Center in the Low Temperature Limit? Hole Burning vs Photon Echo. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp022231t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- V. Zazubovich
- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, and E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
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Jankowiak R, Rätsep M, Hayes J, Zazubovich V, Picorel R, Seibert M, Small GJ. Primary Charge-Separation Rate at 5 K in Isolated Photosystem II Reaction Centers Containing Five and Six Chlorophyll a Molecules. J Phys Chem B 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/jp021787d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- R. Jankowiak
- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory, USDOE, and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, 51014 Tartu, Estonia, E. E. Aula Dei (CSIC), Apdo. 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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Jankowiak R, Hayes JM, Small GJ. An Excitonic Pentamer Model for the Core Qy States of the Isolated Photosystem II Reaction Center. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp020050l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- R. Jankowiak
- Ames LaboratoryUSDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Ames LaboratoryUSDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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- Ames LaboratoryUSDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Jankowiak R, Rätsep M, Picorel R, Seibert M, Small GJ. Excited States of the 5-Chlorophyll Photosystem II Reaction Center. J Phys Chem B 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/jp9906738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- R. Jankowiak
- Ames Laboratory−U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080-Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory−U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080-Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory−U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080-Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory−U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080-Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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- Ames Laboratory−U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, E. E. Aula Dei, CSIC, Apdo. 202, 50080-Zaragoza, Spain, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401
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den Hartog FTH, Vacha F, Lock AJ, Barber J, Dekker JP, Völker S. Comparison of the Excited-State Dynamics of Five- and Six-Chlorophyll Photosystem II Reaction Center Complexes. J Phys Chem B 1998. [DOI: 10.1021/jp982791l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- F. T. H. den Hartog
- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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- Center for the Study of Excited States of Molecules, Huygens and Gorlaeus Laboratories, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Branisovska 31, Ceske Budejovice, 370 05, Czech Republic, Photosynthesis Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom, and
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Finzi L, Elli G, Zucchelli G, Garlaschi FM, Jennings RC. Long wavelength absorption transitions in the D1/D2/cytochrome b-559 complex as revealed by selective pigment photobleaching and circular dichroism measurements. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(98)00127-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Groot ML, van Grondelle R, Leegwater JA, van Mourik F. Radical Pair Quantum Yield in Reaction Centers of Photosystem II of Green Plants and of the Bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Saturation Behavior with Sub-picosecond Pulses. J Phys Chem B 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/jp971113g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marie-Louise Groot
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Molecular Biological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Molecular Biological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Molecular Biological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Molecular Biological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Groot ML, Eijckelhoff C, Dekker JP. Charge separation in the reaction center of photosystem II studied as a function of temperature. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:4389-94. [PMID: 9113999 PMCID: PMC20732 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.9.4389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In photosystem II of green plants the key photosynthetic reaction consists of the transfer of an electron from the primary donor called P680 to a nearby pheophytin molecule. We analyzed the temperature dependence of this reaction by subpicosecond transient absorption spectroscopy over the temperature range 20-240 K using isolated photosystem II reaction centers from spinach. After excitation in the red edge of the Qy absorption band, the decay of the excited state can conveniently be described by two kinetic components that both accelerate with temperature. This temperature behavior differs remarkably from that observed in purple bacterial reaction centers. We attribute the first component, which accelerates from 2.6 ps at 20 K to 0.4 ps at 240 K, to charge separation after direct excitation of P680, and explain its temperature dependence by an intermediate that lies in energy above the singlet-excited P680 and that possibly has charge-transfer character. The second component accelerates from 120 ps at 20 K to 18 ps at 240 K and is attributed to charge separation after direct excitation of the "trap" state near-degenerate with P680 and subsequent slow energy transfer from this trap state to P680. We suggest that the slow energy transfer from the trap state to P680 plays an important role in the kinetics of radical pair formation at room temperature.
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- M L Groot
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Molecular Biological Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Konermann L, Gatzen G, Holzwarth AR. Primary Processes and Structure of the Photosystem II Reaction Center. 5. Modeling of the Fluorescence Kinetics of the D1−D2−cyt-b559 Complex at 77 K. J Phys Chem B 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/jp9606671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Lars Konermann
- Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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Eijckelhoff C, Vacha F, van Grondelle R, Dekker JP, Barber J. Spectroscopic characterization of a 5 Chl a photosystem II reaction center complex. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(96)00144-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Konermann L, Holzwarth AR. Analysis of the absorption spectrum of photosystem II reaction centers: temperature dependence, pigment assignment, and inhomogeneous broadening. Biochemistry 1996; 35:829-42. [PMID: 8547263 DOI: 10.1021/bi9513158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In this study a model for decomposition and pigment assignment of the low-temperature (10 K) absorption spectrum of the photosystem II reaction center (D1-D2-cytochrome b559 complex, PSII-RC) is developed. It is based on theoretical calculations of the line shapes of the inhomogeneously broadened pigment spectra, taking into account electron-phonon coupling. The analysis is performed under the hypothesis that exciton coupling is weak, except for the P680 special pair. In this way a detailed decomposition of the absorption spectrum is obtained. Within the model the temperature dependence of the spectrum can be well explained. It is mainly caused by the temperature-dependent changes of the homogeneous absorption spectra of the individual pigments in the PSII-RC. In addition, slight changes in the inhomogeneous distribution functions have to be taken into account. Two slightly different parameter sets are found. We prefer one of these parameter sets which indicates that an accessory chlorophyll (Chl) is the lowest energy pigment in the RC core and that the two antenna Chls have their spectral maxima at 667.7 and 677.9 nm, respectively. The relationship between the shape of the absorption spectrum and the pigment stoichiometry of the sample (ratio of chlorophyll a:pheophytin a), which was noticed by comparison of a variety of different independently prepared samples, can be explained by the presence of "additional" Chl molecules which are nonstoichiometrically bound to part of the PSII-RCs. These Chls can be grouped into three spectrally distinguishable pools. One of them has its absorption maximum at about 683 nm and is responsible for the prominent shoulder that is present in the 10 K absorption spectra of most PSII-RC preparations. Our results suggest that the Chl content of the samples has been underestimated in many spectroscopic studies on the PSII-RC.
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- L Konermann
- Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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