Evaluation of the Specific Roles of Anions in Electron Transport and Energy Transfer Reactions in Photosynthesis |
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Authors: | Jajoo A Bharti S Mohanty P |
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Institution: | (1) School of Life Sciences, Vigyan Bhawan, Khandwa Road, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, 452 001, India;(2) LBG House, Orissa Housing Board Colony, Phase I, Block 11, H/11/6, CSPUR, Bhubaneshwar, 751016, Orissa, India |
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Abstract: | Ionic environment is important in regulating photosynthetic reactions. The roles of cations, Mn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Na+, and K+ as cofactors in electron transport, energy transfer, phosphorylation, and carbon assimilation are better known than the roles of anions, except for chloride and bicarbonate. Only a limited information exists on the roles and effects of nitri formate, sulphate, and phosphate. In this review, we evaluate and highlight the roles of some specific anions on electron transport as well as on excitation energy transfer processes in photosynthesis. Anions exert significant effects on thyla membrane conformation and membrane fluidity, possibly by redistributing the thylakoid membrane surface charges. The anion/cation induced phase transitions in the hydrophilic domains of the thylakoid membranes are probably responsible for the various structural and co-related functional changes under stress. Anions are also important in regulation of energy distribution between the two photosystems. Anions do not only divert more energy from photosystem (PS) 2 to PS1, but can also reverse the effect of cations on energy distribution in a valence-dependent manner. Anions affect also the structure of the photosynthetic apparatus and excitation energy distribution between the two photosystems. |
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Keywords: | bicarbonate cations chloride chloroplast structure oxygen evolution photosystems 1 and 2 thylakoid water oxidation |
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