pH Dependence of Chlorophyll States, Protein Structures and Function of the PSII Membranes

IntroductionPhotosystem II ( PSII) is a pigment- proteincomplex in the thylakoid membrane. Its reactioncenter( PSII- RC) ,which is composed of D1 andD2 proteins,generates the highly positive oxidantrequired for the oxidation of water by light- drivencharge separation. Water oxidation occurs at theMn4cluster positioned atthe center of the oxygen-evolving complex on the lumenal surface of PSII.In green plants,the highly reactive Mn4cluster isshielded by a number of extrinsic proteins( 33…     

Heat Denaturation of Protein Structures and Chlorophyll States in PSII Membranes

IntroductionPhotosystem II (PSII) is a large supramolecularpigment-protein complex found in the thylakoidmembranes of green plants,algae andcyanobacteria.Its main role is to drive light-induced electron transfer from water toplastoquinone with a concomitant production ofmolecular oxygen.PSII membranes consist of anouter antenna portion of light-harvestingchlorophyll (Chl) a/b binding complexes (LHCII)and a core fraction.The core fraction is composedof an inner antenna of membrane-bound …     

热处理过程中磷脂酰胆碱对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的保护作用

将光系统Ⅱ膜复合物与具有不同脂酰基侧链的磷脂酰胆碱(PC)重组, 然后利用氧电极、可变荧光和圆二色光谱研究在热处理过程中磷脂酰胆碱对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的保护作用. 热处理降低了光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的放氧速率和F_v'/F_m' , 同时影响了光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的圆二色光谱, 但是PC抑制了热处理对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物的放氧速率、F_v'/F_m' 和圆二色光谱的影响. 这些结果暗示在热处理过程中, PC对光系统Ⅱ膜复合物有保护作用, 并且PC的脂酰基侧链的不饱和程度对PC的热保护能力有影响.