Light-induced chemiluminescence of luminol in spinach chloroplast fragments: Reaction of O2- with electron transfer components |
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Authors: | Takahama, Umeo Nishimura, Mitsuo |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Kyushu University 33, Fukuoka 812, Japan |
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Abstract: | Chemiluminescence of luminol (CLL) was induced by illuminatedspinach chloroplast fragments. CLL was diminished by superoxidedismutase or under anaerobic conditions and increased by anautoxidizable electron acceptor, methyl viologen. The optimumpH for CLL was 10.0-10.5. Ferredoxin and cytochrome c reducing substance (CRS) did notaffect the intensity of CLL, but accelerated the dark decayin the absence of methyl viologen. In the presence of methylviologen, ferredoxin and CRS lowered the intensity and acceleratedthe dark decay. 3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea diminishedCLL. Carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone accelerated theinitial rate of CLL increase at low concentration and inhibitedit at high concentration. Half-decay time of CLL after the cessationof light was shortened by inhibiting electron transfer on theoxidizing side of photosystem II. We conclude that most of the CLL observed in illuminated chloroplastsis dependent on O2. The results also suggest that O2is reduced by reduced ferredoxin or CRS and oxidized on theoxidizing side of photosystem II. The half life of O2in illuminated chloroplasts was estimated from the half-decaytime of CLL to be a few sec. 1 Present address: Kyushu Dental College, Department of Biology,Kitakyushu 803, Japan. (Received May 30, 1977; ) |
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