Mg2+对生长在不同光强下的小麦叶绿体光合功能的影响

研究结果表明,Mg~(2+)对生长在不同光强度下的小麦叶绿体光合功能有不同影响。与生长在低光强(2×10~8勒克斯)下的小麦叶绿体相比,Mg~(2+)更加明显地降低从生长在高光强(2×10~4勒克斯)下的小麦所分离的叶绿体的吸收光谱在红区和蓝区的吸收峰值;但它更大幅度地提高后者在低温(77K)下的PSⅡ相对荧光产量(F_(687))与PSⅠ相对荧光产量(F_(742))的比值,PSⅡ活性和PSⅡ原初光能转化效率。实验结果证明,更高的光强度可能有利于叶绿体形成更多可流动的LHC-Ⅱ和LHC-Ⅰ。     

光系统II核心天线CP43和CP47的分离纯化及光谱性质研究

采用ＤＥＡＥ－ＦｒａｃｔｏｇｅｌＴＳＫ６５０Ｓ阴离子交换树脂柱层析法从菠菜（ＳｐｉｎａｃｉａＯｌｅｒａｃｅａ）中分离纯化了ＰＳＩＩ核心天线复合物ＣＰ４３和ＣＰ４７,计算出每分子ＣＰ４３含１９－２０个Ｃｈｌａ和４－５个β－Ｃａｒ;每分子ＣＰ４７含２０－２１个Ｃｈｌａ和３－４个β－Ｃａｒ。普通及三维（３Ｄ）低温（７７Ｋ）荧光发射光谱的测定证明,纯化的ＣＰ４３和ＣＰ４７都具有较好的完整性。常温（２９８Ｋ）吸收光谱的测定,证明纯化的ＣＰ４３和ＣＰ４７的红光区最大吸收峰分别位于６７１ｎｍ和６７４ｎｍ,但是它们在该区的四阶导数光谱均给出６７０ｎｍ和６８２ｎｍ两个峰,这表明,它们均至少含有两种不同结合状态的Ｃｈｌａ分子。对ＣＰ４３和ＣＰ４７中可能的能量传递机制进行了讨论     

微囊藻生长及光合系统Ⅱ对重金属镉的响应

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Fluorescence changes accompanying short-term light adaptations in photosystem I and photosystem II of the cyanobacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Synechocystis</Emphasis> sp. PCC 6803 and phycobiliprotein-impaired mutants: State 1/State 2 transitions and carotenoid-induced quenching of phycobilisomes

The features of the two types of short-term light-adaptations of photosynthetic apparatus, State 1/State 2 transitions, and non-photochemical fluorescence quenching of phycobilisomes (PBS) by orange carotene-protein (OCP) were compared in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 wild type, CK pigment mutant lacking phycocyanin, and PAL mutant totally devoid of phycobiliproteins. The permanent presence of PBS-specific peaks in the in situ action spectra of photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII), as well as in the 77 K fluorescence excitation spectra for chlorophyll emission at 690 nm (PSII) and 725 nm (PSI) showed that PBS are constitutive antenna complexes of both photosystems. The mutant strains compensated the lack of phycobiliproteins by higher PSII content and by intensification of photosynthetic linear electron transfer. The detectable changes of energy migration from PBS to the PSI and PSII in the Synechocystis wild type and the CK mutant in State 1 and State 2 according to the fluorescence excitation spectra measurements were not registered. The constant level of fluorescence emission of PSI during State 1/State 2 transitions and simultaneous increase of chlorophyll fluorescence emission of PSII in State 1 in Synechocystis PAL mutant allowed to propose that spillover is an unlikely mechanism of state transitions. Blue–green light absorbed by OCP diminished the rout of energy from PBS to PSI while energy migration from PBS to PSII was less influenced. Therefore, the main role of OCP-induced quenching of PBS is the limitation of PSI activity and cyclic electron transport under relatively high light conditions.     

The effect of redox potential on the kinetics of fluorescence induction in pea chloroplasts. II. Sigmoidicity

The shape of the fluorescence induction curve in chloroplasts inhibited by 3-(3′,4′-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea has been determined at different redox potentials. At ?10 mV a monophasic and sigmoidal curve is seen which is transformed into an exponential curve when the potential is poised at ?150 mV. At this potential, the quencher with high midpoint, Q_H, is reduced but that with low midpoint, Q_L, is oxidized. Thus, a sigmoidal induction is observed during photoreduction of Q_L and Q_H but photoreduction of Q_L proceeds with exponential kinetics. A correlation between the relative proportions of Q_L and Q_H observed in redox titration and the sigmoidicity of induction is also seen upon depletion of Mg²⁺ and after alkalinization to pH 9.5. Several models are discussed to explain the relationship between Photosystem II interactions and Q heterogeneity.     

A comparison between cation and protein phosphorylation effects on the fluorescence induction curve in chloroplasts treated with 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea

Fluorescence induction curves in chloroplasts phosphorylated by the thylakoid protein kinase activated at low light intensity and high chlorophyll concentration have been measured. At 5 mM Mg²⁺, phosphorylation did not preferentially quench variable fluorescence. At 1 mM, preferential quenching of variable fluorescence was observed, indicating a second effect of phosphorylation at low Mg²⁺ (Horton, P. and Black, M.T. (1982) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 680, 22–27). Comparison of the extent of fluorescence decrease and the resulting ratio of variable to maximum fluorescence after phosphorylation and after lowering Mg²⁺ concentration demonstrated a difference between these two mechanisms of lowering of fluorescence. The significance of these results in terms of how phosphorylation may alter membrane organization is discussed.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a copper(II) complex of deprotonated N,N′-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2,2′-biphenyl: Comparative redox study of CuN4 pyridine amide complexes

A new distorted square planar (two CuN₂ planes making an angle of ∼43°) copper(II) complex [Cu(L⁴)] · 0.5EtOH · 0.5MeOH (1) of a deprotonated tetradentate pyridine amide ligand [H₂L⁴ = N,N′-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-2,2′-biphenyl] has been synthesized and structurally characterized. Absorption and EPR spectroscopic properties have also been studied. The E_1/2 values (Cu^II/Cu^I redox process) of the title complex along with a selected group of structurally characterized CuN₄ pyridine amide complexes with systematically varied structural, electronic/steric, and chelate-ring size effects, imposed by the coordinating ligands, have been determined and the observed trend has been rationalized.     

Synthesis, structure, and properties of monomeric Fe(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) complexes of neutral N-(aryl)-2-pyridinecarboxamides

We have prepared and structurally characterized six-coordinate Fe(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) complexes of types [M^II(HL¹)₂(H₂O)₂][ClO₄]₂ (M = Fe, 1; Co, 3; and Ni, 5) and [M^II(HL²)₃][ClO₄]₂ · MeCN (M = Fe, 2 and Co, 4) of bidentate pyridine amide ligands, N-(phenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxamide (HL¹) and N-(4-methylphenyl)-2-pyridinecarboxamide (HL²). The metal centers in bis(ligand)-diaqua complexes 1, 3 and 5 are coordinated by two pyridyl N and two amide O atoms from two HL¹ ligands and six-coordination is completed by coordination of two water molecules. The complexes are isomorphous and possess trans-octahedral geometry. The metal centers in isomorphous tris(ligand) complexes 2 and 4 are coordinated by three pyridyl N and three amide O atoms from three HL² ligands. The relative dispositions of the pyridine N and amide O atoms reveal that the pseudo-octahedral geometry have the meridional stereochemistry. To the best of our knowledge, this work provides the first examples of structurally characterized six-coordinate iron(II) complexes in which the coordination is solely by neutral pyridine amide ligands providing pyridine N and amide O donor atoms, with or without water coordination. Careful analyses of structural parameters of 1-5 along with that reported in the literature [M^II(HL¹)₂(H₂O)₂][ClO₄]₂ (M = Cu and Zn) and [Co^III(L²)₃] have allowed us to arrive at a number of structural correlations/generalizations. The complexes are uniformly high-spin. Spectroscopic (IR and UV/Vis) and redox properties of the complexes have also been investigated.     

Iron components in PS I particles of spinach by Mossbauer spectroscopy

Mossbauer spectrum measured for the iron components of photosystem Ⅱ (PS Ⅱ ) particles of spinach is a superposition of 4 doublets. Quadrupole splitting and chemical shifting of doublets I -IV are characteris-tics of proteins with oxidized cytochrome b-559, reduced cytochrome b-559, Fe3 -Q complex and Fe2 -Q complex re-spectively . After the PS II particles are treated with La3 , two doublets of Fe2 disappear and Fe2 is converted into Fe3 , indicating that the reduced cytochrome b-559 has been converted into the oxidized cytochrome b-559, and Fe2 -Q complex into Fe3 -Q complex. The Mossbauer spectrum of PS II particles treated with La3 and Ca2 shows that Ca2 can weaken the inhibitory effect of La3 in part, and a portion of the reduced cytochrome b-559 and Fe-Q complex still exist.     

Photoacclimation of Dunaliella tertiolecta (Chlorophyceae) Under Fluctuating Irradiance

We investigated photoacclimation of Dunaliella tertiolecta (Butcher) in irradiance (I) regimes simulating mixed layer conditions of turbid estuarine waters or lakes. D. tertiolecta was exposed to a range of fixed I regimes to establish baseline physiology-I relationships that were compared with subsequent photoacclimation to a simulated mixed layer. Measured indices of photoacclimation included cellular pigmentation, chlorophyll variable fluorescence, and effective photosystem 2 antenna size. While D. tertiolecta grown under fluctuating I maintained division rates comparable to cells grown at high I, the cells exhibited characteristics of photoacclimation consistent with cells grown under a stable regimes at irradiances considerably lower than the average I of the simulated mixed layer.     

Excitation and emission wavelength dependence of fluorescence spectra in whole cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PPC6803: Influence on the estimation of Photosystem II maximal quantum efficiency

The fluorescence emission spectrum of Synechocystis sp. PPC6803 cells, at room temperature, displays: i) significant bandshape variations when collected under open (F₀) and closed (F_M) Photosystem II reaction centre conditions; ii) a marked dependence on the excitation wavelength both under F₀ and F_M conditions, due to the enhancement of phycobilisomes (PBS) emission upon their direct excitation. As a consequence: iii) the ratio of the variable and maximal fluorescence (F_V/F_M), that is a commonly employed indicator of the maximal photochemical quantum efficiency of PSII (Φ_{pc, PSII}), displays a significant dependency on both the excitation and the emission (detection) wavelength; iv) the F_V/F_M excitation/emission wavelength dependency is due, primarily, to the overlap of PSII emission with that of supercomplexes showing negligible changes in quantum yield upon trap closure, i.e. PSI and a PBS fraction which is incapable to transfer the excitation energy efficiently to core complexes. v) The contribution to the cellular emission and the relative absorption-cross section of PSII, PSI and uncoupled PBS are extracted using a spectral decomposition strategy. It is concluded that vi) Φ_{pc, PSII} is generally underestimated from the F_V/F_M measurements in this organism and, the degree of the estimation bias, which can exceed 50%, depends on the measurement conditions. Spectral modelling based on the decomposed emission/cross-section profiles were extended to other processes typically monitored from steady-state fluorescence measurements, in the presence of an actinic illumination, in particular non-photochemical quenching. It is suggested that vii) the quenching extent is generally underestimated in analogy to F_V/F_M but that viii) the location of quenching sites can be discriminated based on the combined excitation/emission spectral analysis.     

Isolation and characterization of a major chlorophyll ac2 light-harvesting protein from a Chroomonas species (Cryptophyceae)

Three chlorophyll-protein complexes of a Chroomonas species (Cryptophyceae) have been separated by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The two bands at 100 and 42 kDa are Complex I (CP I) and Complex IV (CP IV), the ubiquitous chlorophyll a-proteins associated with Photosystems I and II, respectively. The third 55 kDa band, which had two peptide subunits (24 and 20 kDa), contained both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll c₂ in a molar ratio of 1.4 chlorophyll a to 1 chlorophyll c₂ ($\text{chlorophyll}\text{a}\text{chlorophyll}\text{c}{}_2$ ratio in whole cells = 4). A chlorophyll $\text{a}\text{c}{}_2$ fraction with similar spectral and electrophoretic properties was isolated by digitonin-sucrose density gradient centrifugation. This fraction had no photochemical activity and contained only a single carotenoid species with absorbance maxima in methanol at 424, 448 and 476 nm. Efficient energy transfer from chlorophyll c₂ to chlorophyll a occurred in the complex.     

Template synthesis of novel carboxamide dinuclear copper (II) complex: spectral characterization and reactivity towards calf-thymus DNA

Dinuclear complexes Bis [aqua 1,8-(1,2-dicarboxamido benzene) 3,6-diazaoctane copper (II)/nickel (II)] tetrachloride (1 and 2) were synthesized by a two component one-pot metal template condensation between phthalic anhydride and 1,8-diamino 3,6-diazaoctane. Elemental analysis, molar conductance measurements, electronic absorption, infra-red, electron paramagnetic resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic absorption, and electron spray mass spectral studies have been performed to probe the nature and structure of the complexes. The interaction of copper (II) complex with calf thymus (CT-DNA) has been studied by using absorption, emission and circular dichoric spectral methods, viscometry, and cyclic voltammetry. A strong hyperchromism along with a red shift in UV bands and hypochromism in the ligand field band of the complex 1 on interaction with CT-DNA imply a covalent mode of DNA binding. This is further confirmed by studying the reactivity of complex 1 using circular dichroism and viscosity measurements. The variation in relative emission intensity of DNA-bound ethidium bromide observed upon treatment with the complex 1 parallel the trend of DNA binding studies. Cyclic voltammetry studies reveal that the complex 1 prefers to bind to DNA in Cu(II) rather than Cu(I) oxidation state.     

CO2浓度倍增对小麦叶绿体超微结构、超分子结构及光谱特性的影响

超薄切片及冰冻撕裂电镜观察、吸收光谱及77 K低温荧光发射光谱的测定结果表明:CO2浓度倍增对小麦( Triticum aestivum L.)叶绿体的超微、超分子结构及光谱特性的影响均为正效应.具体反映在:(1)小麦叶绿体中除了比对照积累有较多的淀粉粒外,其基粒和基质类囊体膜发育较好;(2)叶绿体的光合膜系,无论是垛叠和非垛叠膜区,其镶嵌于内质膜撕裂面(EFs和EFu)及原生质膜撕裂面(PFs和PFu)的功能蛋白粒均比其对照的发育良好,尤其PFs 与EFs面较为突出,即它们除了所含蛋白粒的密度较大外,在EFs面上有时还呈现出密集有序的阵列结构;(3)叶绿体整个吸收谱带,尤其红区和蓝区的主峰均较其对照有较大的光吸收,表明对光能的捕获能力明显高于对照;(4)无论是以436 nm还是以480nm波长激发的,其叶绿体的F684/F733 (PSⅡ/PSⅠ)的比值均较对照的高,表明CO2浓度倍增条件下生长的小麦叶片叶绿体的PSⅡ相对荧光强度有所增强,这与叶绿体的超微、超分子结构及吸收光谱的测定结果相一致.以上结果可为小麦在高CO2浓度下增产提供理论依据.