Molecular mechanisms of production and scavenging of reactive oxygen species by photosystem II

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• 作者：Pavel  ; Posp&iacute ; &scaron ; il ;   ; ^a ;   ; ^{pospip@prfnw.upol.cz}
• 关键词：Hydrogen peroxide ; Hydroxyl radical ; Photosystem II ; Redox potential ; Singlet oxygen ; Superoxide anion radical
• 刊名：Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Bioenergetics
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：January 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：1817
• 期：1
• 页码：218-231
• 全文大小：1006 K

文摘

Photosystem II (PSII) is a multisubunit protein complex in cyanobacteria, algae and plants that use light energy for oxidation of water and reduction of plastoquinone. The conversion of excitation energy absorbed by chlorophylls into the energy of separated charges and subsequent water¨Cplastoquinone oxidoreductase activity are inadvertently coupled with the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Singlet oxygen is generated by the excitation energy transfer from triplet chlorophyll formed by the intersystem crossing from singlet chlorophyll and the charge recombination of separated charges in the PSII antenna complex and reaction center of PSII, respectively. Apart to the energy transfer, the electron transport associated with the reduction of plastoquinone and the oxidation of water is linked to the formation of superoxide anion radical, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical. To protect PSII pigments, proteins and lipids against the oxidative damage, PSII evolved a highly efficient antioxidant defense system comprising either a non-enzymatic (prenyllipids such as carotenoids and prenylquinols) or an enzymatic (superoxide dismutase and catalase) scavengers. It is pointed out here that both the formation and the scavenging of ROS are controlled by the energy level and the redox potential of the excitation energy transfer and the electron transport carries, respectively. The review is focused on the mechanistic aspects of ROS production and scavenging by PSII. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Photosystem II.