Abstract
A role of tyrosine M210 in the charge separation and stabilization of separated charges was studied by analyzing of the femtosecond oscillations in the kinetics of decay of stimulated emission from P* and of a population of the primary charge separated state P+BA − in the YM210L and YM210L/HL168L mutant reaction centers (RCs) of Rhodobacter (Rba.) sphaeroides in comparison with those in native RCs of Rba. sphaeroides. Kinetics of P* decay at 940 nm of the both mutants show a significant slowing-down of the primary charge separation reaction in comparison with native RCs. Distinct damped oscillations in these kinetics with main frequency bands in the range of 90–150 cm−1 reflect mostly nuclear motions inside the dimer P. Formation of a very small absorption band of BA − at 1020 nm is registered in RCs of both mutants. The formation of the BA − band is accompanied by damped oscillations with main frequencies from 10 to 150 cm−1. Only a partial stabilization of the P+BA − state is seen in the YM210L/HL168L mutant in the form of a small non-oscillating background of the1020-nm kinetics. Similar charge stabilization is absent in the YM210L mutant. A model of oscillatory reorientation of the OH-group of TyrM210 in the electric fields of P+ and BA − was proposed to explain a rapid stabilization of the P+BA − state in native RCs. A conclusion was done that, probably, the absence of TyrM210 can not be compensated by lowering of the P+BA − free energy that is expected for the double YM210L/HL168L mutant.
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Yakovlev, A.G., Vasilieva, L.G., Khmelnitskaya, T.I., Shkuropatova, V.A., Shkuropatov, A.Y., Shuvalov, V.A. (2013). Coherent Electron Transfer in Reaction Centers of YM210L and YM210L/HL168L Mutants of Rba. Sphaeroides . In: Photosynthesis Research for Food, Fuel and the Future. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7_20
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