title: Backward electron transport in photosystem 2 reaction center and temperature dependence of delayed luminescence characteristics.
abstract: The temperature dependence of parameters of light-induced changes in millisecond delayed luminescence (half-width of the maximum, maximal and steady-state luminescence intensity) is studied within the temperature range from -23 to 45 degrees C in leaf segments of Chinese rose (Hibiscus rosa sinensis). Delayed luminescence (DL) is induced and registered by a homemade setup based on a Lewis-Kasha-type phosphoroscope. The temperature dependence of steady-state luminescence intensity is shown to have two maxima, at -10 and 35 degrees C. At room temperatures, the steady-state value of luminescence intensity is minimal, and its value correlates with the temperature tolerance of the plant. Depending on cooling and heating regimes, the DL steady-state value vs. temperature curves is found to be different. We suppose this effect to be caused by temperature-induced destructive changes in the structure of photosystem 2 reaction centre and probably by salting out.
authors: Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobjevy Gory, 119899 Moscow, Russia. badretdinov@phys.msu.su
authors: D Z
authors: DZ
authors: Badretdinov
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Kuznetsova
authors: S V
authors: SV
authors: Poltev
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Kukushkin
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D031584:Hibiscus / Q000737:chemistry; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins