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Relaxation of variable chlorophyll fluorescence after illumination of dark-adapted barley leaves as influenced by the redox states of electron carriers

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Kinetics of the dark relaxation of variable chlorophyll fluorescence, Fv, were studied after brief illumination of dark-adapted barley leaves in order to understand the rapid reversibility of pulse-induced fluorescence increases, which is observed even when fast linear electron transport to an external electron acceptor is not possible. Four kinetically distinct components were observed which reveal complexity in the oxidation of the reduced primary quinone acceptor of Photosystem II, QA −: the slowest component accounted for 4–5% of maximal Fv and had a life-time of several seconds. It is suggested to represent a minor population of inactive Photosystem II centers. The other three components displayed first-order kinetics with half-time of 6–8 ms (`fast' component), 60–80 ms (`middle' component) and 650–680 ms (`slow' component). The fast component dominated Fv when methyl viologen or far-red light accelerated oxidation of plastohydroquinone. It shows rapid oxidation of QA − during electron flow to plastoquinone commensurate with maximum linear electron flow through the electron transport chain. The other two components were observed under conditions of restricted electron flow and excessive reduction of electron carriers. Unexpectedly, the slow component, which is interpreted to reflect the recombination between QA − and an intermediate on the oxidizing side of Photosystem II, saturated already at low irradiances of actinic light when plastoquinone was not yet strongly reduced suggesting that dark-adaptation of leaves results not only in the loss of activity of light-regulated enzymes of the carbon cycle but affects also electron flow from QA − to plastoquinone. KCN poisoning or high temperature treatment of leaves produced a nonexponential pattern of slow Fv relaxation. This effect was largely (heat treatment) or even completely (KCN) abolished by far-red light.

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  1. Timiriazev Institute of Plant Physiology Russian Academy of Science, Botanicheskaya 35, 127276, Moscow, Russia

    Nikolai Bukhov & Elena Egorova

  2. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    Tat'yana Krendeleva & Andrei Rubin

  3. Julius-von-Sachs Institute, University of Würzburg, Germany

    Christian Wiese & Ulrich Heber

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Bukhov, N., Egorova, E., Krendeleva, T. et al. Relaxation of variable chlorophyll fluorescence after illumination of dark-adapted barley leaves as influenced by the redox states of electron carriers. Photosynthesis Research 70, 155–166 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017950307360

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