Intermediates of reversible photochemistry of phycoerythrocyanin α from Mastigocladus laminosus probed by low temperature absorption and circular dichroism spectroscopy

The reversible photochemistry of the α-subunit of phycoerythrocyanin (α-PEC) has been measured by low temperature absorption and circular dichroism in the range of 125K to 295 K. Below 185 K, the photochemistry is nearly silent; above 205 K, the photochemistry increases gradually without an indicati...

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Main Authors: Kai-Hong Zhao, Hugo Scheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X99000057
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Summary:The reversible photochemistry of the α-subunit of phycoerythrocyanin (α-PEC) has been measured by low temperature absorption and circular dichroism in the range of 125K to 295 K. Below 185 K, the photochemistry is nearly silent; above 205 K, the photochemistry increases gradually without an indication of intermediates, and between 185 to 205K spectral changes in absorption and circular dichroism indicate an intermediate and/or changes in the interaction(s) between the chromophore and its environment.
ISSN:1110-662X