Low-Temperature Spectroscopy of Fully Active PSII Cores. Comparisons with CP43, CP47, D1/D2/cyt b559 Fragments

Sindra Peterson Arskold, Barry J. Prince, Elmars Krausz, Paul J. Smith, Ron J. Pace, Rafael Picorel, Michael Seibert

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Abstract

Comparisons of absorption spectra of photosystem II (PSII) core complexes with those of isolated CP43, CP47 and D1/D2/cyt b559 complexes show broadenings and shifts upon disassembly of the PSII core material. Spectra of PSII cores isolated from plants and cyanobacteria reveal marked changes in energies and intensities of the sharp features associated with P680. Low-temperature, illumination-induced electrochromic shifts in PSII cores allow identification of an excitation localized on pheopytin-a (pheo a) in D1. A weak interaction between an exciton component of P680 and the D1 pheo a, both located near 684nm, is suggested. MCD spectra of 5- and 6-chlorophyll a D1/D2/cytochrome b559 preparations provide links to photoactive pigments in intact PSII cores.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)97-100
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Luminescence
Volume108
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
EventProceedings of the Fourtheenth International Conference - Christchurch, New Zealand
Duration: 3 Aug 20038 Aug 2003

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-590-36894

Keywords

  • CD
  • Exciton coupling
  • MCD
  • Photosystem
  • Stark shifts

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