NEWELL, WR;
VANAMERONGEN, H;
BARBER, J;
VANGRONDELLE, R;
(1991)
SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE REACTION CENTER OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II USING POLARIZED-LIGHT - EVIDENCE FOR BETA-CAROTENE EXCITONS IN PSI-II REACTION CENTERS.
BIOCHIM BIOPHYS ACTA
, 1057
(2)
232 - 238.
Abstract
The absorption and linear dichroism spectra of the isolated D1/D2/cytochrome b-559 Photosystem II reaction centre from pea (Pisum sativum) measured at 77 K are shown to depend on the concentration of the detergent Triton X-100 (TX-100) in the supporting buffer. This implies that the PS II reaction centre adopts different conformations in different concentrations of this detergent. In the case of the absorption due to beta-carotene, additional transitions are observed when the reaction centre is suspended in a medium containing low levels (0.02% TX-100) when compared with higher concentrations (0.20%) of TX-100. Differences are also seen in the lowest energy Q(y)(0-0) band. Suspension of the PS II reaction centre in higher concentrations of TX-100 results in a slight decrease (7%) in the dipole strength of one or more of long wavelength transitions relative to that measured in 0.01% TX-100, resulting in a large shift of the absorption maximum from 677.5 nm to 672 nm. The linear dichroism spectrum of the PS II reaction centre complex measured in a buffer containing 0.02% (w/v) TX-100 indicates the presence of one spectral form of beta-carotene. When measured in a buffer containing 0.02% (w/v) TX-100, the linear dichroism spectrum has more transitions in the beta-carotene absorption region. We discuss the possibility that the differences are due to excitonic interactions between molecules of beta-carotene which lie close together at lower detergent concentrations. The effect of the detergent TX-100 on the conformation of the PS II reaction centre is discussed in relation to the number of beta-carotene molecules in the preparation.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE REACTION CENTER OF PHOTOSYSTEM-II USING POLARIZED-LIGHT - EVIDENCE FOR BETA-CAROTENE EXCITONS IN PSI-II REACTION CENTERS |
| Keywords: | PHOTOSYSTEM-II, REACTION CENTER, BETA-CAROTENE EXCITON, SPECTROSCOPY, CHARGE SEPARATION, CYANOBACTERIUM-SYNECHOCOCCUS SP, RHODOPSEUDOMONAS-SPHAEROIDES R-26, PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER, REACTION CENTER COMPLEX, CHLOROPHYLL-PROTEIN, LINEAR DICHROISM, CHLOROPLASTS, ORIENTATION, RESOLUTION, PHEOPHYTIN |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/291797 |
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