Energy conversion in the functional membrane of photosynthesis. Analysis by light pulse and electric pulse methods: The central role of the electric field

HT Witt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 1979 - Elsevier
The pulse methods with which this review is concerned have been developed for
photosynthesis since 1955.(1) Mmost all primary processes are observable only by these …

Coupling of quanta, electrons, fields, ions and phosphorylation in the functional membrane of photosynthesis. Results by pulse spectroscopic methods

HT Witt - Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 1971 - cambridge.org
1. Coupling of two pigment systems, 386 2. Kinetics and spectrum of Chlorophyll-aj (P700),
387 3. Photo-oxidation of Chl-aIt 389 4. Chl-af: a primary product, 390 5. Electron donor and …

Action of UV‐B radiation on photosynthetic primary reactions in spinach chloroplasts

W Iwanzik, M Tevini, G Dohnt, M Voss… - Physiologia …, 1983 - Wiley Online Library
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. cv. Matador) chloroplasts were irradiated with several levels
of UV‐B radiation. Measurements which reflect characteristic steps of photosynthetic …

Relations between the electrical potential, pH gradient, proton flux and phosphorylation in the photosynthetic membrane

P Gräber, HT Witt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 1976 - Elsevier
The transmembrane electrical potential (Δϕ), the proton flux, the rate of electron transport,
the pH gradient (ΔpH) and the rate of phosphorylation () were measured in chloroplasts of …

Conformational change of the chloroplast ATPase induced by a transmembrane electric field and its correlation to phosphorylation

P Gräber, E Schlodder, HT Witt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 1977 - Elsevier
The energy-dependent release of bound [14 C] nucleotides trom the chloroplast coupling
factor CF 1, has been used to monitor conformational changes in CF 1. The following results …

Measurements of fast light-induced light-scattering and-absorption changes in outer segments of vertebrate light sensitive rod cells

KP Hofmann, R Uhl, W Hoffmann, W Kreutz - Biophysics of structure and …, 1976 - Springer
Flash-induced changes of light-absorption and of light-scattering of vertebrate rod outer
segments (ROS) from frog and cattle in suspension were measured at 380 and 800 nm. The …

The electric generator in photosynthesis of green plants. I. Vectorial and protolytic properties of the electron transport chain

W Junge, W Ausländer - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 1974 - Elsevier
Light induces the generation of an electrochemical potential difference across the functional
membrane of photosynthesis of green plants. Experimental results on the electrochemical …

The IdiA protein of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 functions in protecting the acceptor side of photosystem II under oxidative stress

P Exss-Sonne, J Tölle, KP Bader, EK Pistorius… - Photosynthesis …, 2000 - Springer
Synechococcus sp. strains PCC 7942 and PCC 6301 contain a 35 kDa protein called IdiA (I
ron d eficiency i nduced protein A) that is expressed in elevated amounts under Fe …

Analysis of the Chl-a+ II reduction kinetics with nanosecond time resolution in oxygen-evolving Photosystem II particles from Synechococcus at 680 and 824 nm

E Schlodder, K Brettel, GH Schatz, HT Witt - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 1984 - Elsevier
The kinetics of Chl-a+ II (P-680+) reduction have been measured under repetitive excitation
with nanosecond time resolution by monitoring the time-course of the absorption changes at …

The mechanism of action of valinomycin on the thylakoid membrane: Characterization of the electric current density

W Junge, R Schmid - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 1971 - Springer
Most of the studies devoted to the mechanism by which certain antibiotics increase the ion
permeability of biological membranes have been carried out on artificial model systems …