First steps in the phytochrome phototransformation: a comparative femtosecond study on the forward (Pr --> Pfr) and
M Bischoff1, G Hermann, S Rentsch
1Institute for Optics and Quantumelectronics, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Max-Wien-Platz 1, D-07743 Jena, USA.
Abstract:
The primary light-induced events in the reversible Pr right harpoon over left harpoon Pfr phototransformation are investigated by femtosecond absorption spectroscopy using a pump-probe technique. After the selective electronic excitation of Pr and Pfr with pulses at 610 and 730 nm, respectively, the transient absorption spectra were measured as a function of the delay time and subjected to a global fit analysis. As a result of this analysis, the decay-associated spectra of the kinetic components involved in the formation of the first photoproducts in the forward and back reaction are obtained. These spectra provide a more detailed understanding of the primary stages in the light-induced transformations. In addition, the influence of the solvent viscosity on the initial reaction steps was studied. In each direction of reaction, a short-lifetime component is found to be strongly viscosity-dependent, indicating that the primary photochemistry encompasses intramolecular motions of the chromophore or its proximal amino acid side chains. H-D exchange has no significant effect on the kinetics of the initial photoprocesses. This suggests that the isomerization reaction in both directions is not accompanied by a rate-limiting proton transfer.
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