Abstract
Preillumination of Rhodospirillum rubrum chromatophores in the presence of phenazine methosulfate, under non-phosphorylating conditions results in an irreversible inhibition of the energy transduction. Protection against photoinhibition was provided during the preillumination when a continous dissipation of energy is provoked by the simultaneous photoreduction of NAD +. The results are interpreted as indicating that the photoinactivation is produced by an accumulation of the eergized form of the membrane. Different conformational forms of the ATPase complex are supposed to be responsible for the reversibility or irreversibility of the inhibited state.
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