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PMID: 8446577 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review

Shared thematic elements in photochemical reaction centers.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ·Vol. 90 ·No. 5 ·1993-03-01 ·Pages 1642-6

Golbeck JH

Abstract

The structural, functional, and evolutionary relationships between photosystem II and the purple nonsulfur bacterial reaction center have been recognized for several years. These can be classified as "quinone type" (type II) photosystems because the terminal electron acceptor is a mobile quinone molecule. The analogous relationship between photosystem I and the green sulfur bacterial (and helicobacterial) reaction centers has only recently become clear. These can be classified as "iron-sulfur type" (type I) photosystems because the terminal electron acceptor consists of one or more bound iron-sulfur clusters. At a fundamental level, the quinone type and iron-sulfur type reaction centers share a common photochemical motif in the early process of charge separation, leading to the speculation that all photochemical reaction centers have a common evolutionary origin. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge in comparative reaction center biochemistry between prokaryotic bacteria, cyanobacteria, and green plants.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Biological Evolution Cyanobacteria/physiology Iron-Sulfur Proteins/physiology Photochemistry Photosynthesis Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins/metabolism Photosystem I Protein Complex Photosystem II Protein Complex Plant Physiological Phenomena Quinones/metabolism
Chemicals
Iron-Sulfur Proteins Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins Photosystem I Protein Complex Photosystem II Protein Complex Quinones
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Golbeck J H
Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0718.
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
DOI
10.1073/pnas.90.5.1642
Published
1993-03-01
Pages
1642-6
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC45935
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.5.1642 PMC Full Text View journal details
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