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Role of ΔpH in the mechanism of zeaxanthin-dependent amplification of qE
Reimund GossAloysius WildMichael Richtersubject
RadiationQuenching (fluorescence)Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologybiologyNon-photochemical quenchingBiophysicsfood and beveragesbiology.organism_classificationPhotochemistryeye diseasesZeaxanthinchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryATP hydrolysisYield (chemistry)ThylakoidSpinachRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingChlorophyll fluorescencedescription
Abstract The influence of zeaxanthin on the high-energy-state fluorescence quenching (qE) and the pH dependence of the maximum chlorophyll fluorescence yield (Fm) was examined in spinach thylakoids. High contents of zeaxanthin were achieved using different pretreatments. A pronounced, zeaxanthin-dependent amplification of non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) was exclusively found in thylakoids containing zeaxanthin, synthesized in the dark via the buildup of an artificial ΔpH. These thylakoids also showed a significant quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence in the range pH 5.5–6.3, where no or only slight quenching was visible in zeaxanthin-free thylakoids. Thylakoids containing high amounts of zeaxanthin from a dark pretreatment at pH 5.5 (in the absence of ΔpH) showed no pronounced amplification of NPQ and were insensitive to incubation at lower pH values. Therefore we propose that it is the ΔpH during the synthesis of zeaxanthin that activates the mechanism of zeaxanthin-dependent amplification of qE.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-02-01 | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology |