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The experimental data available suggested the monomeric nature of the cation radicals and triplets of P680 and P700, the primary electron donors in plant photosynthesis1. Interactions of monomeric Chlorophyll a /Chl.a/ electrostatics /for a review, see2 /, are proposed as a factors, responsible for the observed in vivo behavior of these complexes. Chl.a-water interactions have been used for modelling of P680 and P700 /for a review, see3 /. Recent works4,5, have demonstrated that polar solvents can be used for modelling of protein environment and four types of specific solvation, depending on solvents’ empirical parameters /electrophilicity, nucleophilicity and steric factors/, have been distingished. Thus, bisligation and hydrogen-bonding of Chl.a in the case of methanol and only bisligation in the case of pyridine have been shown4.
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Vladkova, R., Taneva, S. (1988). Spectral Characteristics of Chlorophyll A at Different States of Solvation. In: Markov, M., Blank, M. (eds) Electromagnetic Fields and Biomembranes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9507-6_46
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