Abstract
Structural roles of functional Ca2+ and Cl- ions in photosynthetic oxygen-evolving complexes (OEC) were studied using low- (640-350 cm-1) and mid- (1800-1200 cm-1) frequency S2/S1 Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy. Studies using highly active Photosystem (PS) II core particles from spinach enabled the detection of subtle spectral changes. Ca2+-depleted and Ca2+-reconstituted particles produced very similar mid- and low-frequency spectra. The mid-frequency spectrum was not affected by reconstitution with 44Ca isotope. In contrast, Sr2+-substituted particles showed unique spectral changes in the low-frequency Mn-O-Mn mode at 606 cm-1 as well as in the mid-frequency carboxylate stretching modes. The mid-frequency spectrum of Cl- -depleted OEC exhibited marked changes in the carboxylate stretching modes and the suppression of protein modes compared with that of Cl- -reconstituted OEC. However, Cl- -depletion did not exert significant effects on the low-frequency spectrum.
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