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Electron transport of normal and photobleachedAnabaena cylindrica was studied using spectral and kinetic analyses of absorbance transients induced by single turnover flashes. Between 500 and 600 nm two positive bands (∼540 and ∼566 nm) and two negative bands (∼515 and ∼554 nm) were found. Absorbance changes at 515 and 540 nm were partly characterized. None of these absorbance changes represent an electrochromic shift. Absorbance changes at 554 and 566 nm correspond to the oxidation of cytochromef and the reduction of cytochromeb 563, respectively. We found a very slight 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea (DCMU) sensitivity of cytochromef in normal cells, while DCMU was completely ineffective for cytochromef reduction in photobleached cells. The absorbance change of cytochromeb 563 increased, while the absorbance change of cytochromef was smaller than in normal cells. The increased O2 evolution in photobleached cells and the negligible electron transport via cytochromef suggest the participation of other electron acceptor(s) in the electron-transport chain of photobleachedAnabaena cylindrica.
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Barabás, K., Laczkó, I. Characterization of the photosynthetic electron transport chain in normal and photobleachedAnabaena cylindrica by flash spectroscopy. J Bioenerg Biomembr 17, 123–134 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00744202
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