Abstract

A new phenomenon has been detected in the time-resolved electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectra of the spin-correlated radical pairs in photosynthetic reaction center proteins. The observed effects result from both increased resolution and orientational selectivity provided by high magnetic field EPR and are manifest as specific, derivative-type lines in the ENDOR spectrum. Importantly, the positions and amplitudes of these lines contain information on the interaction of a particular nucleus with both correlated electron spins. Thus, spin density delocalization in the protein environment between the donor and acceptor in the SCRP can be revealed via SCRP ENDOR, providing a unique opportunity to probe the electron-transfer pathways in natural and artificial photosynthetic assemblies.

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