Formation of a long-lived P+BA- state in plant pheophytin-exchanged reaction centers of Rhodobacter sphaeroides R26 at low temperature.

نویسندگان

  • J T Kennis
  • A Y Shkuropatov
  • I H van Stokkum
  • P Gast
  • A J Hoff
  • V A Shuvalov
  • T J Aartsma
چکیده

Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy in the range of 500-1040 nm was used to study electron transfer at 5 K in reaction centers of Rhodobacter sphaeroides R26 in which the bacteriopheophytins (BPhe) were replaced by plant pheophytin a (Phe). Primary charge separation took place with a time constant of 1.6 ps, similar to that found in native RCs. Spectral changes around 1020 nm indicated the formation of reduced bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) with the same time constant, and its subsequent decay in 620 ps. This observation identifies the accessory BChl as the primary electron acceptor. No evidence was found for electron transfer to Phe, indicating that electron transfer from BA- occurs directly to the quinone (QA) through superexchange. The results are explained by a model in which the free energy level of P+Phe- lies above that of P+BA-, which itself is below P*. Assuming that the pigment exchange does not affect the energy levels of P* and P+BA-, our results strongly support a two-step model for primary electron transfer in the native bacterial RC, with no, or very little, admixture of superexchange.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biochemistry

دوره 36 51  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997