Detection of deuterium nuclei in the immediate surroundings of P700 centers of plant photosynthesis by electron spin echo modulation

S. A. Dikanov, A. V. Astashkin, Yu D. Tsvetkov, M. G. Goldfeld, A. G. Chetverikov

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Abstract

A comparative analysis of the P700+ electron spin echo modulation in preparations containing normal and heavy water has permitted the detection of the deuterium resulting from isotopic substitution in the immediate surroundings of the P700 centers. The contribution to the modulation is made by a single nucleus coupled with the unpaired electron with the anisotropic hyperfine interaction T = 0.4 MHz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)75-78
Number of pages4
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume224
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 16 1987
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electron spin echo
  • Hyperfine interaction
  • Photosynthesis
  • Photosystem I
  • Primary electron donor
  • Special pair

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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