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Novel effects of methyl viologen on photosystem II function in spinach leaves

Date

Authors

Fan, Da Yong

Jia, Husen

Barber, James

Chow, Wah S (Fred)

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Methyl viologen (MV) is a well-known electron mediator that works on the acceptor side of photosystem I. We investigated the little-known, MV-induced inhibition of linear electron flow through photosystem II (PS II) in spinach-leaf discs. Even a low [MV]

Keywords

Keywords: paraquat; article; dark adaptation; electron transport; light adaptation; nonhuman; photochemistry; photosynthesis; photosystem II; plant growth; plant leaf; spinach; Absorption; Adaptation, Physiological; Chlorophyll; Darkness; Electron Transport; Kineti Cyclic electron flow; Exciton-radical pair equilibrium; Linear electron flow; Methyl viologen; Photosystem II

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62251

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

European Biophysics Journal

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00249-009-0484-3

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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