作者: C. D. van der Weij−de Wit , J. P. Dekker , R. van Grondelle , I. H. M. van Stokkum
DOI: 10.1021/JP1083746
关键词: Antenna (radio) 、 Kinetic energy 、 Kinetics 、 Photosystem II 、 Photosynthetic reaction centre 、 Fluorescence 、 Irreversible process 、 Analytical chemistry 、 Chemistry 、 Primary charge separation
摘要: X-ray structures of the Photosystem II (PSII) core revealed relatively large interpigment distances between CP43 and CP47 antenna complexes reaction center (RC) with respect to in a single unit. This finding questions possibility fast energy equilibration among RC, which has been basic explanation for measured PSII fluorescence kinetics more than two decades. In this study, we present time-resolved measurements obtained streak-camera setup on from Thermosynechococcus elongatus at room temperature (RT) 77 K. Kinetic modeling RT data oxidized quinone acceptor Q(A), reveals that are best described by primary charge separation time scale 1.5 ps slow transfer into results an RC about 44 ps. model is consistent structure-based computations. Primary radical pair formation was found be virtually irreversible process. Energy within shown occur 8 K similar scales units as RT, respectively, 7 37 We conclude CP43/CP47 dominant factor total intact cores.