[Photochemical generation of the cation-radical of bacteriochlorophyll b and the anion-radical of bacteriochlorophyll b and bacteriopheophytin b, components of the photosynthesizing bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis].
The mechanism of photochemical redox reaction of bacteriochlorophyll b, bacteriopheophitin b was studied. The oxidation of bacteriochlorophyll b was carried out in ethanole by means of p-benzoquinone. In ESR spectra the singlet line with delta H = 8.4 gs and g = 2.0025 corresponded to cation-radical. The changes within the region of 400-500 nm, 500-600 nm and the band with the maximum at 685 nm corresponded to cation-radical in the absorption spectra. Photoreduction of bacteriochlorophyll b and bacteriopheophitin b was carried out in triet containing phenilhydrosin. Anion-radicals of bacteriochlorophyll b and bacteriopheophitin b observed in the ESR spectra had singlet form with weak and superthin structure and correspondently with delta H = 10 gs, delta H = 12 gs. The spectrophotometric characteristics of the above pigments were obtained.
D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005615:Freezing; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D011809:Quinones; D012241:Rhodopseudomonas; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
D001429:Bacteriochlorophylls; D011809:Quinones; D002734:Chlorophyll
Fotokhimicheskaia generatsiia kation-radikala bakteriohkhlorofilla b fotosinteziruiushchikh bakteriaakh Rhodopseudomonas viridis