Abstract

Spinach ferredoxin was modified chemically with trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS), a reagent which reacts specifically with amino groups. The trinitrophenylated ferredoxin (TNP-Fd) can accept electrons from Photosystem I as indicated by its full activity in the photoreduction of cytochrome c . The modified protein is inactive, however, in the photoreduction of NADP and cannot form a complex with the flavoprotein, ferredoxin: NADP oxidoreductase. The data presented indicate that the inactivity of the modified protein is the result of modification of a single amino group.

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