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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12030607
Keywords
cyanobacteria; photosystem; fast fluorescence kinetics; optical microcavity; fluorescence microscopy
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Photosynthesis is a vital biological process that produces oxygen and is the foundation for various plant products. Measurement of photosynthetic properties can provide insights into the physiological conditions of organisms. A new method using an optical Fabry-Perot microcavity allows for the assessment of photosynthetic activity and properties for individual cyanobacteria.
Photosynthesis is one the most important biological processes on earth, producing life-giving oxygen, and is the basis for a large variety of plant products. Measurable properties of photosynthesis provide information about its biophysical state, and in turn, the physiological conditions of a photoautotrophic organism. For instance, the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity of an intact photosystem is not constant as in the case of a single fluorescent dye in solution but shows temporal changes related to the quantum yield of the photosystem. Commercial photosystem analyzers already use the fluorescence kinetics characteristics of photosystems to infer the viability of organisms under investigation. Here, we provide a novel approach based on an optical Fabry-Perot microcavity that enables the readout of photosynthetic properties and activity for an individual cyanobacterium. This approach offers a completely new dimension of information, which would normally be lost due to averaging in ensemble measurements obtained from a large population of bacteria.
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