Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan China
Abstract:
Electron-transport and fluorescence properties of chloroplasts in the presence of silicotungstate are studied by O2-evolution and fluorescence-quenching techniques. Results show that silicotungstate lowers the fluorescence quantum yield of closed units, without affecting electron-transport activities of open units. Open and closed units are units with oxidized and reduced primary electron acceptor (Q), respectively.