摘要:
To further realize the action of superoxide radicals (O-2(-.)) in photoinhibition of photosystem II (PS II), we employed 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) as a spin trap, associated with EPR spectroscopy, to study the effect of illumination time on O-2(-.) formation during high light photoinhibition in PS II membranes and Mn-depleted PS II membranes. Results indicated that the removal of Mn cluster from PS II membranes has a strong influence on the dynamics of superoxide formation. The relative mechanism was also discussed. These novel findings may further promote the studies of the structure and function of PS II and the mechanism of photoinhibition.