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PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
Volume 90, Issue 6, Pages 1287-1292Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/php.12334
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31270106, 31070054]
- National Marine Public Industry Research [201505026]
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province [2012J01136]
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A spectral peak at similar to 421nm appeared in vivo spectrum of Rhodopseudomonas palustris CQV97 cultured in acetate-glutamate medium (M1) but not in acetate-ammonium sulfate medium (M2). However, the spectral origin of 421nm peak was not clear and frequently attributed to carotenoid component(s). In this study, comparative analysis of the extracted components showed that magnesium protoporphyrin IX monomethylester (MPE) was accumulated as one of the predominate components in M1 culture. The amounts of bacteriochlorophyll a in M1 culture were higher than that in M2, whereas the amounts of carotenoids were nearly identical in both cultures. A simple, rapid and minimum interference with carotenoid and bacteriochlorophyll method to efficiently extract the compounds involving in the formation of 421nm peak was developed in this study. Assembly of purified MPE with protein components from R. palustris in vitro demonstrated that MPE caused the formation of 421nm peak. The localization analysis in vivo demonstrated it is MPE associating to protein components and accounting for the peak at similar to 421nm. This work clarified the 421nm peak in vivo mainly originated from MPE accumulation, and will be very helpful to further explore the physiological roles of MPE or its derivatives in photosynthesis.
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