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. 1982 Feb;37(2):465–473. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(82)84693-6

Photoelectric currents across planar bilayer membranes containing bacterial reaction centers. Response under conditions of single electron turnover.

N K Packham, P L Dutton, P Mueller
PMCID: PMC1328829  PMID: 6277403

Abstract

Light-induced electric current and potential responses have been measured across planar phospholipid membranes containing reaction centers from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides. Under conditions in which the reaction centers are restricted to a single electron turnover, the responses can be correlated with the light-induced electron transfer reactions associated with the reaction center. The results indicate that electron transfer from the bacteriochlorophyll dimer to the primary ubiquinone molecule, and from ferrocytochrome c to the oxidized dimer occur in series across the planar membrane. Electron transfer from the primary to secondary ubiquinone molecule is not electrogenic.

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