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Steady-state cyclic electron transfer through solubilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centres

van Rotterdam, Bart LU ; Westerhoff, Hans V ; Visschers, Ronald W ; Jones, Michael R ; Hellingwerf, Klaas J and Crielaard, Wim (2000) In Biophysical Chemistry 88(1-3). p.137-152
Abstract
The mechanism, thermodynamics and kinetics of light-induced cyclic electron transfer have been studied in a model energy-transducing system consisting of solubilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center/light harvesting-1 complexes (so-called core complexes), horse heart cytochrome c and a ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool. An analysis of the steady-state kinetics of cytochrome c reduction by ubiquinol-0, after a light-induced steady-state electron flow had been attained, showed that the rate of this reaction is primarily controlled by the one-electron oxidation of the ubiquinol-anion. Re-reduction of the light-oxidized reaction center primary donor by cytochrome c was measured at different reduction levels of the ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0... (More)
The mechanism, thermodynamics and kinetics of light-induced cyclic electron transfer have been studied in a model energy-transducing system consisting of solubilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center/light harvesting-1 complexes (so-called core complexes), horse heart cytochrome c and a ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool. An analysis of the steady-state kinetics of cytochrome c reduction by ubiquinol-0, after a light-induced steady-state electron flow had been attained, showed that the rate of this reaction is primarily controlled by the one-electron oxidation of the ubiquinol-anion. Re-reduction of the light-oxidized reaction center primary donor by cytochrome c was measured at different reduction levels of the ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool. These experiments involved single turnover flash excitation on top of background illumination that elicited steady-state cyclic electron transfer. At low reduction levels of the ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool, the total cytochrome c concentration had a major control over the rate of reduction of the primary donor. This control was lost at higher reduction levels of the ubiquinone/ubiquinol-pool, and possible reasons for this behaviour are discussed. (Less)
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Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Reaction center, Electron transfer, Ubiquinone, Cytochrome c, Control theory
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Biophysical Chemistry
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88
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1-3
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137 - 152
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Elsevier
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1873-4200
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10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00206-4
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English
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  abstract     = {{The mechanism, thermodynamics and kinetics of light-induced cyclic electron transfer have been studied in a model energy-transducing system consisting of solubilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center/light harvesting-1 complexes (so-called core complexes), horse heart cytochrome c and a ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool. An analysis of the steady-state kinetics of cytochrome c reduction by ubiquinol-0, after a light-induced steady-state electron flow had been attained, showed that the rate of this reaction is primarily controlled by the one-electron oxidation of the ubiquinol-anion. Re-reduction of the light-oxidized reaction center primary donor by cytochrome c was measured at different reduction levels of the ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool. These experiments involved single turnover flash excitation on top of background illumination that elicited steady-state cyclic electron transfer. At low reduction levels of the ubiquinone-0/ubiquinol-0 pool, the total cytochrome c concentration had a major control over the rate of reduction of the primary donor. This control was lost at higher reduction levels of the ubiquinone/ubiquinol-pool, and possible reasons for this behaviour are discussed.}},
  author       = {{van Rotterdam, Bart and Westerhoff, Hans V and Visschers, Ronald W and Jones, Michael R and Hellingwerf, Klaas J and Crielaard, Wim}},
  issn         = {{1873-4200}},
  keywords     = {{Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Reaction center; Electron transfer; Ubiquinone; Cytochrome c; Control theory}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1-3}},
  pages        = {{137--152}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Biophysical Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Steady-state cyclic electron transfer through solubilized Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centres}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00206-4}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00206-4}},
  volume       = {{88}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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