Photo-protective of Carotenoids in Bacteriochlorophyll a in Solution: Dependence on the Conjugation Length

Nagae, Yuichi and Limantara, Leenawaty and Koyama, Yasushi (2004) Photo-protective of Carotenoids in Bacteriochlorophyll a in Solution: Dependence on the Conjugation Length. Journal International Plant & Cell Physiology, 45. pp. 89-277.

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Abstract

Bacteriochlorophyll a solutions without and with carotenoids (in the 1:1 mole ratio) including neurosporene (the number of conjugated double bonds; n = 9), spheroidene (n = 10), lycopene (n = 11), anhydrorhodovibrin (n = 12) were irradiated with light (λ > 760 nm), and the bleaching of the Qy absorption was traced. The following results were obtained: (1) All the carotenoids exhibited the photo-protective function against the degradation of bacteriochlorophyll a. (2) The efficiency of the photo-protection in solution was exactly the same among the four carotenoids examined, irrespective of the conjugation light. This result contrasts to the case of the LH2 antenna complexes, and suggests different mechanisms. In solution, the collision of the excited-state bacteriochlorophyll a and the ground-state carotenoid molecules may play a most important role. We plan to examine the case when those pigment molecules are incooperated in the liposomes.

Item Type: Artikel
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions: Fakultas Teknologi dan Desain > Teknik Sipil
Depositing User: Admin Repository
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2020 10:32
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2022 02:42
URI: http://eprints.upj.ac.id/id/eprint/87

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