P700

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P700, or photosystem I primary donor, is the

Its name is derived from the word “pigment” (P) and the presence of a major bleaching band centered around 695-700 nm in the flash-induced absorbance difference spectra of P700/ P700+•.[5]

Components

The structure of P700 consists of a hetero

Photosystem I operates with the functions of producing NADPH, the reduced form of NADP⁺(Fd^2-_red + NADH + 2 NADP⁺ + H⁺ = Fd_ox + NAD⁺ + 2 NADPH.)[1], at the end of the photosynthetic reaction through electron transfer, and of providing energy to a proton pump and eventually ATP, for instance in cyclic electron transport.

Excitation

When photosystem I absorbs light, an electron is excited to a higher energy level in the P700 chlorophyll. The resulting P700 with an excited electron is designated as P700*, which is a strong reducing agent due to its very negative redox potential of -1.2V .^[8]

Electron transport chain

Following the

Type I photosystems use iron-sulfur cluster proteins as terminal electron acceptors. Thus, the electron is transferred from F_x to another iron sulfur cluster, F_A, and then passed on to the last iron-sulfur cluster serving as an electron acceptor, F_B. Eventually, the electron is transferred to the protein ferredoxin, causing it to transform into its reduced form, which subsequently finalizes the process by reducing NADP⁺ to NADPH.

Linear electron transport

The rate of electrons being passed from P700* to the subsequent electron acceptors is high, preventing the electron from being transferred back to P700⁺.^[10] Consequently, in most cases, the electrons transferring within photosystem I follow a linear pathway, from the excitation of the P700 special pair to the production of NADPH.

Cyclic electron transport

In certain situations, it is vital for the photosynthetic organism to recycle the electrons being transferred, resulting in the electron from the terminal iron-sulfur cluster F_B transferring back to the cytochrome b6f complex (adaptor between photosystems II and I).^[11] Utilizing the energy of P700⁺, the cyclic pathway creates a proton gradient useful for the production of ATP, while no NADPH is produced, since the protein ferredoxin does not become reduced.^[12]

Recovery of P700

P700⁺ recovers its lost electron by oxidizing plastocyanin, which regenerates P700.

See also

• P680
• Photosystem I
• Photosystem II

References