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. 2004 Dec 7;101(51):17675–17680. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0406192101

Table 1. Zn-Ce6 fluorescence lifetimes, τ, kET, and estimated E1 and ΔG0 values for some Zn-Ce6–I17C–quinone complexes.

Quinone τ, ns kET, s-1 E1, mV ΔG0, eV
None 3.01
CoQ0 2.42 8.1 × 107 -30 -0.78
CoQ0 reduced 3.07 0
DCBQ 2.50 6.8 × 107 +470 -1.28
pBQ 2.47 7.3 × 107 +99 -0.91
2,5-DMBQ 1.97 1.8 × 108 -66 -0.74
2,6-DMBQ 2.18 1.3 × 108 -88 -0.73

kET values were calculated from the fluorescence lifetime by kET = τ-1 (Zn-Ce6-I17C-quinone) - τ-1 (Zn-Ce6-I17C). E1 values are for parent quinones in water at pH 7 and were taken from ref. 40 or (for CoQ0) described in the text. DCBQ, 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinine; DMBQ, dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone.