Changes in Bacteriochlorophyll c Organization during Acid Treatment of Chlorosomes from Chlorobium tepidum

Abstract— We have investigated changes in the organization of bacteriochlorophyll c (BChl c ) in chlorosomes isolated from the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum during the formation of bacteriopheophytin and bacteriopheo-phorbide in acidic media. The reaction was much slower than that observed with BChl dissolved in methanol, suggesting that the aggregation of BChl or the presence of the chlorosome envelope constitutes a barrier to the reaction with protons in the aqueous phase. In most cases the first two-thirds of the reaction showed time courses that were close to linear. Simultaneously with the pheo-phytinization process we observed a red-shift of the Q_y band of the remaining aggregated BChl c reaching a maximum extent of 9 nm. Analysis of the spectral changes provided evidence at least for two spectrally distinct pools of aggregated BChl c with different rates of reaction with acid. An HPLC analysis showed that there were no changes in the distribution of the four major homologs of BChl c remaining in chlorosomes during the course of acid treatment, at least up to the time when two-thirds had been converted to pheophytin. This suggests that the homologs of BChl c are uniformly distributed within the chlorosome.     

Effect of carotenoid biosynthesis inhibition on the chlorosome organization in Chlorobium phaeobacteroides strain CL1401

We have studied the effect of the absence of carotenoids on the organization of bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) in chlorosomes of Chlorobium (Chl.) phaeobacteroides strain CL1401. Carotenoid-depleted chlorosomes were obtained by means of 2-hydroxybiphenyl-supplemented cultures. In the presence of the inhibitor, isorenieratene (Isr) and beta-Isr biosynthesis were inhibited to more than 95%, leading to an accumulation of the colorless precursor phytoene inside the chlorosomes. In addition, there was a 30-40% decrease in the baseplate BChl a content. The absorption spectrum of the carotenoid-depleted chlorosomes showed a 10 nm blue shift in the BChl e Qy absorption peak. Under reducing conditions, a decrease in the BChl a/BChl e fluorescence emission ratio was observed in carotenoid-depleted chlorosomes relative to that in control chlorosomes, caused mainly by the decrease in the BChl a content. The steady-state fluorescence emission anisotropy in the BChl e region dropped from approximately 0.24 for native chlorosomes to approximately 0.14 for carotenoid-depleted ones, indicating reorganization of BChl e. The circular dichroism (CD) signal of the carotenoid-depleted chlorosomes was increased two times in the BChl e Qy region. A simple model based on the structure proposed was used to explain the observed effects. Carotenoids might affect the angle between the direction of the BChl e Qy transition and the axis of the rod. The orientation of BChl a in the baseplate remains unchanged in carotenoid-depleted chlorosomes, although there is a partial loss of BChl a as a consequence of a decrease in the baseplate size. The carotenoids are most likely rather close to the BChls and appear to be important for the aggregate structure in Chl. phaeobacteroides.     

Comparative study of the energy transfer kinetics in artificial BChl e aggregates containing a BChl a acceptor and BChl e-containing chlorosomes of Chlorobium phaeobacteroides

Chlorosomes are the light-harvesting organelles of green bacteria, containing mainly special bacteriochlorophylls (BChls) carrying a 3(1)-hydroxy side chain. Artificial aggregates of BChl c, d, and e have been shown to resemble the native chlorosomes in many respects. They are therefore seen as good model systems for understanding the spectroscopic properties of these antenna systems. We have investigated the excitation energy transfer in artificial aggregates of BChl e, containing small amounts of BChl a as an energy acceptor, using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence. Global analysis of the kinetic data yields two lifetimes attributable to energy transfer: a fast one of 12-20 ps and a slower one of approximately 50 ps. For comparison, BChl e-containing native chlorosomes of Chlorobium phaeobacteroides and chlorosomes in which the energy acceptor had been degraded by alkaline treatment were also studied. A similar behavior is seen in both the artificial and the natural systems. The results suggest that the artificial aggregates of BChls have a potential as antenna systems in future artificial photonic devices.     

Electronic energy transfer involving carotenoid pigments in chlorosomes of two green bacteria: Chlorobium tepidum and Cholroflexus aurantiacus

Electronic energy transfer processes in chlorosomes isolated from the green sulphur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum and from the green filamentous bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus have been investigated. Steady-state fluorescence excitation spectra and time-resolved triplet-minus-singlet (TmS) spectra, recorded at ambient temperature and under non-reducing or reducing conditions, are reported. The carotenoid (Car) pigments in both species transfer their singlet excitation to bacteriochlorophyll c (BChlc) with an efficiency which is high (between 0.5 and 0.8) but smaller than unity; BChlc and bacteriochlorophyll a (BChla) transfer their triplet excitation to the Car's with nearly 100% efficiency. The lifetime of the Car triplet states is approximately 3 micros, appreciably shorter than that of the Car triplets in the light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) in green plants and in other antenna systems. In both types of chlorosomes the yield of BChlc triplets (as judged from the yield of the Car triplets) remains insensitive to the redox conditions. In notable contrast the yield of BChlc singlet emission falls, upon a change from reducing to non-reducing conditions, by factors of 4 and 35 in Cfx. aurantiacus and Cb. tepidum, respectively. It is possible to account for these observations if one postulates that the bulk of the BChlc triplets originate either from a large BChlc pool which is essentially non-fluorescent and non-responsive to changes in the redox conditions, or as a result of a process which quenches BChlc singlet excitation and becomes more efficient under non-reducing conditions. In chlorosomes from Cfx. aurantiacus whose Car content is lowered, by hexane extraction, to 10% of the original value, nearly one-third of the photogenerated BChlc triplets still end up on the residual Car pigments, which is taken as evidence of BChlc-to-BChlc migration of triplet excitation; the BChlc triplets which escape rapid static quenching contribute a depletion signal at the long-wavelength edge of the Qy absorption band, indicating the existence of at least two pools of BChlc.     

Nanosecond laser photolysis studies of chlorosomes and artificial aggregates containing bacteriochlorophyll e: evidence for the proximity of carotenoids and bacteriochlorophyll a in chlorosomes from Chlorobium phaeobacteroides strain CL1401

Time-resolved, laser-induced changes in absorbance, delta A(lambda; t), have been recorded with a view to probing pigment-pigment interactions in chlorosomes (control as well as carotenoid-depleted) and artificial aggregates of bacteriochlorophyll e (BChle). Control chlorosomes were isolated from Chlorobium phaeobacteroides strain CL1401, whose chromophores comprise BChle, bacteriochlorophyll a (BChla) and several carotenoid (Car) pigments; Car-depleted chlorosomes, from cells grown in cultures containing 2-hydroxybiphenyl. Artificial aggregates were prepared by dispersing BChle in aqueous phase in the presence of monogalactosyl diglyceride. In chlorosomes delta A(lambda; t) shows, besides a signal attributable to triplet Car (with a half-life of about 4 microseconds), signals in the Qy regions of both BChl. The BChla signal decays at the same rate as the Car signal, which is explained by postulating that some Car are in intimate contact with some baseplate BChla pigments, and that when a ground-state Car changes into a triplet Car, the absorption spectrum of its BChla neighbors undergoes a concomitant change (termed transient environment-induced perturbation). The signal in the Qy-region of BChle behaves differently: its amplitude falls, under reducing conditions, by more than a factor of two during the first 0.5 microsecond (a period during which the Car signal suffers negligible diminution), and is much smaller under nonreducing conditions. The BChle signal is also attributed to transient environment-induced perturbation, but in this case the perturber is a BChle photoproduct (probably a triplet or a radical ion). The absence of long-lived BChle triplets in all three systems, and of long-lived BChla triplets in chlorosomes, indicates that BChle in densely packed assemblies is less vulnerable to photodamage than monomeric BChle and that, in chlorosome, BChla rather than BChle needs, and receives, photoprotection from an adjacent Car.     

Triplet Energy of 2, 2-Dimethylisoindene from Electron-Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and Photoinduced Triplet Energy Transfer

The excited electronic states of 2, 2-dimethylisoindene ( 1 ) have been studied by electron-energy-loss spectroscopy. Its vertical gas-phase triplet (1³B₂), and singlet (1¹B₂) excitation energies are 1.61 and 3.19 eV, respectively. The excited states are thus lowered by 0.49 eV and 1.21 eV, respectively, when compared to the corresponding states of (all-E)-octatetraene, which serves as a reference compound. These shifts are partially reproduced by ZINDO calculations. The spectra give no evidence for a 2¹A_g state below the 1¹B₂ state, but this lack of observation does not exclude its existence. The lowest triplet state T₁( 1 ) was further characterized by flash photolysis. T₁( 1 ) was observed as a transient intermediate, λ ≤ 350 nm, with a lifetime of 8 m?s in degassed hexane. The adiabatic excitation energy of T₁( 1 ) was bracketed to the range of 1.1 ± 0.1 eV by energy-transfer experiments. Relationships between the energies of the lowest excited singlet and triplet states of 1 and the lowest excited doublet state of its radical cation ${1}^{+\kern0pt {.}}$ – essentially a non-Koopmans' state – are discussed.     

碱金属卤化物的F心能带、晶格能、标准熵的拓扑研究

基于Kier的点价(δiv)及量子数(如ni)定义新的原子点价(δit), 并在邻接矩阵基础上建构连接性指数(mF)。用其中1F分别与20种碱金属卤化物的F心能带[E(F)]、晶格能(U)、标准熵(Smθ)关联,它们的相关系数(R)依次为0.9922、0.9972、0.9918。符合Mihalic等人提出的建模要求(R>0.99)。结果表明,mF将在化合物的QSPR/QSAR研究中成为具有广泛、良好相关性的结构参数。     

Sequential,Ultrafast Energy Transfer and Electron Transfer in a Fused Zinc Phthalocyanine-free-base Porphyrin-C60 Supramolecular Triad

A supramolecular triad composed of a fused zinc phthalocyanine-free-base porphyrin dyad (ZnPc-H₂P) coordinated to phenylimidazole functionalized C₆₀ via metal-ligand axial coordination was assembled, as a photosynthetic antenna-reaction centre mimic. The process of self-assembly resulting into the formation of C₆₀Im:ZnPc-H₂P supramolecular triad was probed by proton NMR, UV-Visible and fluorescence experiments at ambient temperature. The geometry and electronic structures were deduced from DFT calculations performed at the B3LYP/6-31G(dp) level. Electrochemical studies revealed ZnPc to be a better electron donor compared to H₂P, and C₆₀ to be the terminal electron acceptor. Fluorescence studies of the ZnPc-H₂P dyad revealed excitation energy transfer from ¹H₂P* to ZnPc within the fused dyad and was confirmed by femtosecond transient absorption studies. Similar to that reported earlier for the fused ZnPc-ZnP dyad, the energy transfer rate constant, k_ENT was in the order of 10¹² s⁻¹ in the ZnPc-H₂P dyad indicating an efficient process as a consequence of direct fusion of the two π-systems. In the presence of C₆₀Im bound to ZnPc, photoinduced electron transfer leading to H₂P-ZnPc^.+:ImC₆₀^.− charge separated state was observed either by selective excitation of ZnPc or H₂P. The latter excitation involved an energy transfer followed by electron transfer mechanism. Nanosecond transient absorption studies revealed that the lifetime of charge separated state persists for about 120 ns indicating charge stabilization in the triad.     

Surfactant Effect on Energy Transfer between Cationic Conjugated Polymer and Dye-Labeled Oligonucleotide

We report a convenient and effective method to enhance the signal output of dye-labeled oligonucleotide sensitized by cationic conjugated polymers (CCP). Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) is utilized to regulate the interaction between CCP and dye-labeled single-stranded DNA in order to reduce the dye self-quenching within the CCP/DNA complexes. Improvement of CCP-sensitized dye emissison in the presence of SDS relative to that in the absence of SDS is observed, which reveals the importance of reducing CCP charge density in improving the energy transfer from CCP to dye-labeled probes.     

Preparation,Structure, Photoluminescence and Energy Transfer Mechanism of a Novel Holmium Complex

A novel holmium complex [Ho(HIA)_2(H_2O)_4(NO_3)](NO_3)_2(1, HIA = isonicotinic acid) has been synthesized through hydrothermal reactions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in the C2/c space group of monoclinic system: a = 14.4797(7), b = 12.4768(2), c = 13.3471(5) ?, β = 118.690(4)°, V = 2115.26(13) ?~3, C_(12)H_(16)HoN_5O_(17), Mr = 667.23, Z = 4, Dc = 2.095 g/cm~3, μ(Mo Kα) = 3.838 mm~(–1) and F(000) = 1304. The crystal structure of 1 is characterized by an isolated structure. Solid-state photoluminescence experiment uncovers that it shows yellow light emission. The emission bands are originated from the characteristic emission of the 4 f electrons intrashell transition of the ~5S_2 → ~5I_8 and ~5F_5 → ~5I_8 of the Ho~(3+) ions. Energy transfer mechanism is explained by the energy level diagram of the Ho3+ ion and the isonicotinic acid ligand. It has remarkable CIE chromaticity coordinates of(0.4929, 0.4632), so it may be a promising color converter for lighting and displays.     

Triplet State Energy Transfer Between the Primary Donor and the Carotenoid in Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26.1 Reaction Centers Exchanged with Modified Bacteriochlorophyll Pigments and Reconstituted with Spheroidene

Abstract— The dynamics of triplet energy transfer between the primary donor and the carotenoid were measured on several photosynthetic bacterial reaction center preparations from Rhodobacter sphaeroides : (a) wild-type strain 2.4.1, (b) strain R-26.1, (c) strain R-26.1 exchanged with 13²-hy-droxy-[Zn]-bacteriochlorophyll at the accessory bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) sites and reconstituted with spheroidene and (d) strain R-26.1 exchanged with P-vinyl]-13²-hydroxy-bacteriochlorophyll at the accessory BChl sites and reconstituted with spheroidene. The rise and decay times of the primary donor and carotenoid triplet-triplet absorption signals were monitored in the visible wavelength region between 538 and 555 run as a function of temperature from 4 to 300 K. For the samples containing carotenoids, all of the decay times correspond well to the previously observed times for spheroidene (5 ± 2 us). The rise times of the carotenoid triplets were found in all cases to be biexponen-tial and comprised of a strongly temperature-dependent component and a temperature-independent component. From a comparison of the behavior of the carotenoid-con-taining samples with that from the reaction center of the carotenoidless mutant Rb. sphaeroides R-26.1, the temperature-independent component has been assigned to the buildup of the primary donor triplet state resulting from charge recombination in the reaction center. Arrhenius plots of the buildup of the carotenoid triplet states were used to determine the activation energies for triplet energy transfer from the primary donor to the carotenoid. A model for the process of triplet energy transfer that is consistent with the data suggests that the activation barrier is strongly dependent on the triplet state energy of the accessory BChl pigment, BChl_B.     

Solvent Effect on the Gibbs Energy of Proton Transfer in the 2,6-Dichlorophenol-Triethylamine Complex

Using dipole moment measurements, the Gibbs energy ΔG_PT of proton transfer in the complex of 2,6-dichlorophenol with triethylamine was determined in different solvents. The effect of solvent on ΔG_PT was quantitatively discussed in terms of reaction field models for homogeneous and heterogeneous dielectric media. The specific complex–solvent interactions which, in addition to electrostatic interaction, stabilize the PT polar form of the complex is discussed as a function of the empirical parameters describing the polar and hydrogen-donating (electron-accepting) properties of the solvent.     

天线若丹明染料分子内能量与电荷传递的研究

染料三重态在染料激光的应用中起着重要作用，尤其是三重态一Z重态（T－T）吸收常常会造成谐振腔损耗＊．为了减少由基态吸收而造成的话振腔损耗，带有紫外吸收天线分子的三发色团染料已在研究问，2，5·二苯基螨喳（PP0）在紫外区（如308删）有很强的吸收，PPO－rhod．系列染料（见图1）在紫外区的吸收就很强，由PPO到若丹明母体的单线态一单线态（S功能量传递使这类三发色团染料具有较大的荧光量子效率，较小的基态重复吸收耗能卜，司．然而，在610N640nm区域中这些天线若丹明染料的激光输出效率远远小于若丹明Rh630＊，其原因正是…     

Thermochromatium tepidum外周捕光天线蛋白LH2在脂质体及表面活性剂胶束中的光谱性质

采用动态光散射、透射电子显微镜、紫外-可见吸收光谱和拉曼光谱对比研究了处于表面活性剂胶束和脂质体磷脂双分子层中的Thermochromatium(Tch.)tepidum LH2的光谱响应.结果表明,与在表面活性剂胶束中相比,双分子层脂膜中LH2的Spirilloxanthin(一种含有13个共轭双键的类胡萝卜素)构象有明显差异;表面活性剂及磷脂分子端基的荷电状态对B850-Qy吸收谱有显著影响;Ca2+结合导致B850 Qy吸收谱带红移和增色,而H+结合则使该吸收谱带蓝移和减色.对LH2脱辅基蛋白氨基酸序列的分析结果表明,Ca2+和H+的结合位点可能位于α脱辅基蛋白的C-端一侧.B850 Qy吸收谱带对Ca2+和H+的响应特性可能与Tch.tepidum适应其生存环境的能力有关.     

不同碱溶液表面处理对稀土镁镍基储氢合金的影响

采用相同浓度即6 mol·L^-1 LiOH、NaOH和KOH对稀土镁镍基储氢合金进行表面处理,研究了不同碱溶液和不同处理时间对合金表面形貌、组成和电极电化学性能的影响。研究表明,合金经6 mol·L^-1 NaOH溶液处理10 min后具有最好的综合电化学性能。但随着处理时间的延长,采用6 mol·L^-1 NaOH溶液处理的合金放电容量衰减明显,实验证明这是由合金表面稀土元素和Al元素的大量溶解进入碱溶液造成的。3种碱溶液比较,LiOH溶液能有效去除合金表面镁元素减少合金在碱溶液处理过程中的氧化,虽然形成的表面不利于H在合金表面的吸脱附,却能有效提高合金在碱溶液中的抗腐蚀能力,提高合金的循环稳定性。     

碱处理PVDF膜对制备高电导率质子交换膜的作用

燃料电池是一种高能量密度、低污染的新型能源. 质子交换膜是燃料电池的核心组件之一. 在对聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)膜进行了碱处理改性的基础上制备了高电导率的聚偏氟乙烯接枝聚苯乙烯磺酸(PVDF-g-PSSA)质子交换膜, 对碱处理后的PVDF膜进行了傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、傅立叶变换拉曼光谱(FT-Raman)及电子自旋共振(ESR)分析. 振动光谱显示在处理后的膜中存在共轭碳碳双键. 首次用ESR检测到碱处理后的PVDF膜中形成了自由基, 其浓度在10¹⁶ spin/g. 研究表明碱处理引起的膜结构变化有利于接枝反应的进行, 对提高所合成的质子交换膜的电导率有重要作用, 电导率提高一个数量级, 至6.40×10^－2 S/cm.     

Quinones from plants of northeastern Brazil: structural diversity, chemical transformations, NMR data and biological activities

The present review focus in quinones found in species of Brazilian northeastern Capraria biflora, Lippia sidoides, Lippia microphylla and Tabebuia serratifolia. The review cover ethnopharmacological aspects including photography of species, chemical structure feature, NMR datea and biological properties. Chemical transformations of lapachol to form enamine derivatives and biological activities are discussed.     

Production,Partial Purification,and Biochemical Characterization of a Thermotolerant Alkaline Metallo-protease from Staphylococcus sciuri

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - (R)-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] ethanol [(R)-3,5-BTPE] is a crucial chiral intermediate for the synthesis of the NK-1 receptor antagonists aprepitant,...     

Upconversion Photoluminescence and Energy Transfer Mechanism of a Novel Terbium-mercury Compound

A novel terbium-mercury complex [Tb(IA)_3(H_3 O)_2]_2 n(2 n HgCl_4)(n Hg_2 Cl_5)·n H_3 O· 3 n H_2 O(1, HIA = isonicotinic acid) has been synthesized through hydrothermal reactions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in the C2/c space group of monoclinic system with a = 24.2347(5), b = 20.8342(6), c = 15.3206(3) ?, β = 128.257(2)°, V = 6074.3(2) ?3, C_(36)H_(41)Cl_(13)Hg_4N_6O_(20)Tb_2, Mr = 2458.80, Z = 4, D_c = 2.689 g/cm~3, μ(Mo Kα) = 13.014 mm~(–1) and F(000) = 4520. The crystal structure of 1 is characterized by a one-dimensional(1-D) chain-like structure. Solid-state UV/Vis diffuse reflectance spectrum reveals the existence of a wide optical band gap of 3.36 eV. Solid-state photoluminescence experiment uncovers that it shows reddish brown upconversion emission. The emission bands are originated from the characteristic emission of the 4 f electrons intrashell transition of the ~5D_4 → ~7 F_J(J = 6, 5, 4) of the Tb~(3+) ions. Energy transfer mechanism is explained by the energy level diagram of the Tb~(3+) ion and the isonicotinic acid ligand. It shows a remarkable CIE chromaticity coordinates(0.4158, 0.4005).