Abstract
Inhibitory effect of diaqua(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetato)copper(II) complex (MCPACu) on oxygen evolution rate in algaeChlorella vulgaris was found. Electron paramagnetic resonance and fluorescence spectroscopy showed that the sites of action of MCPACu are Z+ and Y+ intermediates on the donor side of photosystem 2 as well as the manganese cluster in the oxygen evolving complex.
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Abbreviations
- Chl:
-
chlorophyll
- DMSO:
-
dimethyl sulfoxide
- EPR:
-
electron paramagnetic resonance
- IC50 :
-
concentration of MCPACu causing 50% OER inhibition with respect to the control
- MCPACu:
-
diaqua(4-chloro-2-methyphenoxyacetato)copper(II) complex [(Cu(C14Me2PhOAc)2(H2O)2]
- OER:
-
oxygen evolution rate
- PS:
-
photosystem
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šeršeň, F., Kráeová, K. & Blahová, M. Photosynthesis ofChlorella vulgaris as affected by diaqua(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetato)copper(II) complex. Biol Plant 38, 71–75 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879638
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