Abstract
The conditions for steady-state Signal IIf formation in response to single turnover flashes in Tris-treated, 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU)-inhibited chloroplasts have been investigated. DCMU inhibits Signal IIf generation as the photoinactive state, Z P680 Q A −, accumulates. Potassium ferricyanide relieves this inhibition so that Signal IIf can be fully developed on each flash in a flash series. The effectiveness of ferricyanide in stimulating Signal IIf formation is dependent on its concentration, the flash repetition rate, and the salt composition of the chloroplast suspension. There are two models in the literature for Q A − oxidation under these inhibitory conditions: direct oxidation of Q A − by exogenous acceptors like ferricyanide or oxidation of Q A − by an endogenous acceptor, A H which has a midpoint potential of ~400 mV. It is found that the direct exogenous acceptor model accounts well for these data, whereas the H model does not explain several of these results. The apparent rate constant for the direct oxidation of Q A − by ferricyanide at various concentrations of salt has been calculated from our electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) data and compared with the corresponding rate constant determined by S. Itoh from fluorescence data ( Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 504, 324–340, 1978) ; good agreement is found for the two different experimental approaches.
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