Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.8, 1437-1443, 1997
Time-Resolved X-Band, K-Band, and W-Band EPR of the Radical Pair State P(700)(Center-Dot+)A(1)(Center-Dot-) of Photosystem-I in Comparison with P(865)(Center-Dot+)Q(A)(Center-Dot-) in Bacterial Reaction Centers
The spin-polarized EPR spectra at 95 GHz (W-band), 24 GHz (K-band), and 9 GHz (X-band) of the radical pair P(700)(.+)A(1)(.-) in highly purified photosystem I particles are presented. The spectra are analyzed to obtain both the magnetic parameters of the radical pair as well as the relative orientation of the two species. From the analysis, the g-tensor of A(1)(.-) is found to be g(xx) = 2.0062, g(yy) = 2.0051, and g(zz) = 2.0022, and it is shown that Al is oriented such that the carbonyl bonds are parallel to the vector joining the centers of P-700(.+) and A, The anisotropy of the g-tensor is considerably larger than that obtained for chemically reduced phylloquinone in frozen 2-propanol solution. Possible reasons for this difference and their implications for the Al binding site are discussed. The relative orientation of P-700(.+), and A(1)(.-) is compared with earlier estimates obtained using less accurate g-values for A(1)(.-). A comparison with the spectra of P(865)(.+)Q(A)(.-) in bacterial reaction centers (bRCs) of Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26 in which the nonheme iron has been replaced by zinc (Zn-bRCs) allows the structural and magnetic properties of the charge-separated state in the two systems to be compared. From the similarity of the two W-band spectra in the region around the free electron g-value it is clear that the dipolar vector, z(d), between P-.+ and Q(A)(.-)/A(1)(.-) has a similar orientation relative to P-700 in PSI and P-865 in bRCs. This is compatible with the similar overall structural arrangement of P-700 and P-865 In contrast, the low-field parts of the two spectra are very different as a result of differences in the orientation of Al and QA With respect to z(d).
Keywords:RHODOBACTER-SPHAEROIDES R-26;HIGH-FIELD EPR;PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTERS;CYANOBACTERIUM SYNECHOCOCCUS-SP;SUBSTITUTED REACTION CENTERS;TRANSIENT EPR;ELECTRON-TRANSFER;SINGLE-CRYSTALS;QUANTUM BEATS;G-TENSOR