[PDF][PDF] Shedding light on primary donors in photosynthetic reaction centers

MJ Gorka, A Baldansuren, A Malnati, E Gruszecki… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
Sunday, February 20, 2022 103a donor is controlled by its redox and electronic properties,
which in turn are controlled almost exclusively by the surrounding protein matrix. In this …

Current state of the primary charge separation mechanism in photosystem I of cyanobacteria

DA Cherepanov, AY Semenov, MD Mamedov… - Biophysical …, 2022 - Springer
This review analyzes new data on the mechanism of ultrafast reactions of primary charge
separation in photosystem I (PS I) of cyanobacteria obtained in the last decade by methods …

Role of pheophytin a in the primary charge separation of photosystem I from Acaryochloris marina: femtosecond optical studies of excitation energy and electron …

AA Petrova, AP Casazza, IV Shelaev, FE Gostev… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photosystem I (PSI) of the cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina is capable of performing an
efficient photoelectrochemical conversion of far-red light due to its unique suite of cofactors …

Primary charge separation within the structurally symmetric tetrameric Chl2APAPBChl2B chlorophyll exciplex in photosystem I

DA Cherepanov, IV Shelaev, FE Gostev… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In Photosystem I (PS I), the role of the accessory chlorophyll (Chl) molecules, Chl
2A and Chl 2B (also termed A-1A and A-1B), which are directly adjacent to the special pair P …

Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy

J Niklas, A Agostini, D Carbonera, M Di Valentin… - Photosynthesis …, 2022 - Springer
The photoexcited triplet state of the “primary donors” in the two photosystems of oxygenic
photosynthesis has been investigated by means of electron-nuclear double resonance …

Inverted region in the reaction of the quinone reduction in the A1-site of photosystem I from cyanobacteria

D Cherepanov, A Aybush, TW Johnson… - Photosynthesis …, 2024 - Springer
Photosystem I from the menB strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 containing foreign
quinones in the A1 sites was used for studying the primary steps of electron transfer by …

Direct Evidence for Excitation Energy Transfer Limitations Imposed by Low-Energy Chlorophylls in Photosystem I–Light Harvesting Complex I of Land Plants

M Russo, AP Casazza, G Cerullo… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The overall efficiency of photosynthetic energy conversion depends both on photochemical
and excitation energy transfer processes from extended light-harvesting antenna networks …

[PDF][PDF] A dimeric chlorophyll electron acceptor differentiates type I from type II photosynthetic reaction centers

M Gorka, P Charles, V Kalendra, A Baldansuren… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
This research addresses one of the most compelling issues in the field of photosynthesis,
namely, the role of the accessory chlorophyll molecules in primary charge separation. Using …

Carotenoid-Mediated Long-Range Energy Transfer in the Light Harvesting–Reaction Center Complex from Photosynthetic Bacterium Roseiflexus castenholzii

JF Hao, N Yamano, CH Qi, Y Zhang, F Ma… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The light harvesting–reaction center complex (LH–RC) of Roseiflexus castenholzii binds
bacteriochlorophylls a (BChls a), B800 and B880, absorbing around 800 and 880 nm …

Femtosecond Dynamics of Excited States of Chlorophyll Tetramer in Water-Soluble Chlorophyll-Binding Protein BoWSCP

DA Cherepanov, KV Neverov, YN Obukhov… - Biochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The paper reports on the absorption dynamics of chlorophyll a in a symmetric tetrameric
complex of the water-soluble chlorophyll-binding protein BoWSCP. It was measured by a …