Abstract
In the thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve of photosystem II, particles depleted of manganese, a tyrosine modifier, 7-chloro-4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD) a bolishes the TL band appearing around -55°C (TL-55). Addition of a histidine modifier, diethylpyrocarbonate results in the disappearance of the band peaking around -30°C (TL-30). NBD treatment also abolishes the EPR signal IIfast of oxidized tyrosine donor, Y21 and inhibits the electron transport from diphenylcarbazide to 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol. It is concluded that the TL-55 and TL-30 bands can be assigned to oxidized tyrosine (Y2+) and histidine (His+) residues, respectively, which participate in electron transfer from manganese to the reaction center of chlorophyll, P680+.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 51-54 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 297 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 3 1992 |
Keywords
- Electron transport
- Histidine
- Manganese-depletion
- Photosystem II
- Thermoluminescence
- Tyrosine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology