{Delta}G{sup 0} dependence of the electron transfer rate in the photosynthetic reaction center of plant photosystem I: Natural optimization of reaction between chlorophyll a (A{sub 0}) and quinone
- National Inst. for Basic Biology, Okazaki (Japan)
- Inst. for Molecular Science, Okazaki (Japan)
- Tottori Univ. (Japan)
The rate of the electron transfer reaction from the reduced primary electron acceptor chlorophyll a (A{sub 0}{sup -}) to the secondary acceptor quinone (Q) was measured by picosecond-nanosecond laser spectroscopy at 280 K in the photosynthetic reaction center (RC) complex of plant photosystem I (PS I). The free energy change ({Delta}G{sub 0}) of the reaction was varied between -1.1 and +0.2 eV by the reconstitution of 13 different quinone/quinonoid compounds after the extraction of the intrinsic phylloquinone. Phylloquinone and its natural analog menaquinone, both of which show a {Delta}G{sup 0} value of -0.34 eV, gave the highest rate constant (k) of (23 ps){sup -1}. Analysis of log k versus {Delta}G{sup 0} plot according to the quantum mechanical electron transfer theory gave the total reorganization energy ({lambda}{sub total}) of 0.30 eV and the electronic coupling (V) of 14 cm{sup -1}. The natural system is shown to be highly optimized to give a {Delta}G{sup 0} = -{lambda}{sub total} condition. The {lambda}{sub total} value is smaller and the V value is larger than those estimated in the corresponding reaction between the reduced primary acceptor bacteriopheophytin (H{sup -}) and the secondary acceptor ubiquinone (Q{sub A}) in the purple bacterial RC complex. It is concluded that the A{sub 0}{sup -}Q {yields} A{sub 0}Q{sup -} reaction in the PS I RC occurs in protein environments, which give a low dielectric property, with a shorter electron transfer distance compared to the reaction between H and Q{sub A}. 46 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 374468
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol. 100, Issue 25; Other Information: PBD: 20 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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