COOPERATION OF CHARGES IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC O2 EVOLUTION .1. A LINEAR 4STEP MECHANISM
COOPERATION OF CHARGES IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC O2 EVOLUTION .1. A LINEAR 4STEP MECHANISM
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1751-1097.1970.tb06017.x
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发表时间:
1970-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
MCGLOIN, M
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作者:
KOK, B;FORBUSH, B;MCGLOIN, M
Using isolated chloroplasts and techniques as described by Joliot and Joliot[6] we studied the evolution of O2in weak light and light flashes to analyze the interactions between light induced O2precursors and their decay in darkness. The following observations and conclusions are reported: 1. Light flashes always produce the same number of oxidizing equivalents either as precursor or as O2. 2. The number of unstable precursor equivalents present during steady state photosynthesis is ∼ 1.2 per photochemical trapping center. 3. The cooperation of the four photochemically formed oxidizing equivalents occurs essentially in the individual reaction centers and the final O2evolution step is a one quantum process. 4. The data are compatible with a linear four step mechanism in which a trapping center, or an associated catalyst, (S) successively accumulates four + charges. TheS4+state produces O2and returns to the ground stateS0. 5. BesidesS0also the first oxidized stateS+is stable in the dark, the two higher states, S2+and S3+are not. 6. The relaxation times of some of the photooxidation steps were estimated. The fastest reaction, presumablyS*1←S2, has a (first) half time ≤ 200 μsec. TheS*2state and probably also theS*0state are processed somewhat more slowly (˜ 300–400 μsec).