Protochlorophyllide a: A Comprehensive Photophysical Picture
Protochlorophyllide a: A Comprehensive Photophysical Picture
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DOI:
10.1002/cphc.200800536
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发表时间:
2009-01-12
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Popp, Juergen
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作者:
Dietzek, Benjamin;Tschierlei, Stefanie;Popp, Juergen
The photochemistry of protochlorophyllide a, a precursor in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll and substrate of the light regulated enzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase, is investigated by pump-probe spectroscopy. Upon excitation into the lowest lying Q-band the light induced changes ore recorded over a wide range of probe wavelengths in the visible and near-IR region between 500 and 1000 nm. Following excitation, an initial ultrafast 450 Is process is observed related to the motion out of the Franck-Condon region on the excited state surface; thus directly unraveling previous suggestions based on time-resolved fluorescence measurements (ChemPhysChem 2006, 7, 1727-1733). Furthermore, the data reveals a previously concealed photointermediate, whose formation on a nanosecond timescale matches the overall fluorescence decay and is assigned to a triplet state. The implications of this finding with respect to the photochemistry of NADPH.-protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR) ore discussed.