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11361027

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Carotenoids are known to function as light-harvesting pigments and they play important roles in photoprotection in both plant and bacterial photosynthesis. These functions are also important for carotenoids in photosystem II. In addition, beta-carotene recently has been found to function as a redox intermediate in an alternate pathway of electron transfer within photosystem II. This redox role of a carotenoid in photosystem II is unique among photosynthetic reaction centers and stems from the very highly oxidizing intermediates that form in the process of water oxidation. In this minireview, an overview of the electron-transfer reactions in photosystem II is presented, with an emphasis on those involving carotenoids. The carotenoid composition of photosystem II and the physical methods used to study the structure of the redox-active carotenoid are reviewed. Possible roles of carotenoid cations in photoprotection of photosystem II are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
385
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Carotenoid photooxidation in photosystem II.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't