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An overview on chlorophylls and quinones in the photosystem I-type reaction centers

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Minor but key chlorophylls (Chls) and quinones in photosystem (PS) I-type reaction centers (RCs) are overviewed in regard to their molecular structures. In the PS I-type RCs, the prime-type chlorophylls, namely, bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a′ in green sulfur bacteria, BChl g′ in heliobacteria, Chl a′ in Chl a-type PS I, and Chl d′ in Chl d-type PS I, function as the special pairs, either as homodimers, (BChl a′)2 and (BChl g′)2 in anoxygenic organisms, or heterodimers, Chl a/a′ and Chl d/d′ in oxygenic photosynthesis. Conversions of BChl g to Chl a and Chl a to Chl d take place spontaneously under mild condition in vitro. The primary electron acceptors, A 0, are Chl a-derivatives even in anoxygenic PS I-type RCs. The secondary electron acceptors are naphthoquinones, whereas the side chains may have been modified after the birth of cyanobacteria, leading to succession from menaquinone to phylloquinone in oxygenic PS I.

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Abbreviations

BChl:

Bacteriochlorophyll

BPhe:

Bacteriopheophytin

Chl:

Chlorophyll

HPLC:

High performance liquid chromatography

MQ:

Menaquinone

P700:

The primary electron donor of photosystem I

P740:

The primary electron donor of PS I in A. marina

P798:

The primary electron donor of heliobacteria

P840:

The primary electron donor of green sulfur bacteria

P870:

The primary electron donor of purple bacteria

P960:

The primary electron donor of bacteriochlorophyll b containing purple bacteria

Phe:

Pheophytin

PhQ:

Phylloquinone

PS:

Photosystem

RC:

Reaction center

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We are grateful to Dr. T. Ogura, Dr. S. Yamaki, Dr. M. Kobayashi and Dr. M. Yamaguchi (Shimadzu Co. Ltd.) for their technical assistance. We would like to thank Prof. H. Sakurai (Kanagawa University) for his useful suggestions.

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    Shunsuke Ohashi, Tatsuya Iemura, Naoki Okada, Shingo Itoh, Hayato Furukawa, Masaaki Okuda & Masami Kobayashi

  2. National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8642, Japan

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    Hirozo Oh-oka

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Ohashi, S., Iemura, T., Okada, N. et al. An overview on chlorophylls and quinones in the photosystem I-type reaction centers. Photosynth Res 104, 305–319 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-010-9530-3

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