Femtosecond Exciton Relaxation in Chlorosomes of the Photosynthetic Green Bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus

Yakovlev, A.G.; Taisova, A.S.; Fetisova, Z.G.

Авторы: Yakovlev A.G., Taisova A.S., Fetisova Z.G.
Журнал: Biochemistry (Moscow)
Том: 88
Номер: 5
Год издания: 2023
Издательство: Pleiades Publishing, Ltd
Местоположение издательства: Road Town, United Kingdom
Первая страница: 704
Последняя страница: 715
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297923050139
Аннотация: Process of photosynthesis in the green bacteria Chloroflexus (Cfx.) aurantiacus starts from absorption of light by chlorosomes, peripheral antennas consisting of thousands of bacteriochlorophyll c (BChl c) molecules combined into oligomeric structures. In this case, the excited states are formed in BChl c, energy of which migrates along the chlorosome towards the baseplate and further to the reaction center, where the primary charge separation occurs. Energy migration is accompanied by non-radiative electronic transitions between the numerous exciton states, that is, exciton relaxation. In this work, we studied dynamics of the exciton relaxation in Cfx. aurantiacus chlorosomes using differential femtosecond spectroscopy at cryogenic temperature (80 K). Chlorosomes were excited by 20-fs light pulses at wavelengths in the range from 660 to 750 nm, and differential (light-dark) absorption kinetics were measured at a wavelength of 755 nm. Mathematical analysis of the obtained data revealed kinetic components with characteristic times of 140, 220, and 320 fs, which are responsible for exciton relaxation. As the excitation wavelength decreased, the number and relative contribution of these components increased. Theoretical modelling of the obtained data was carried out based of the cylindrical model of BChl c. Nonradiative transitions between the groups of exciton bands were described by a system of kinetic equations. The model that takes into account energy and structural disorder of chromosomes turned out to be the most adequate.
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