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Zinc-inhibited Electron Transport of Photosynthesis in Isolated Barley Chloroplasts ¹

School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India

In isolated barley chloroplasts, the presence of 2 millimolar ZnSO₄ inhibits the electron transport activity of photosystem II, as measured by photoreduction of dichlorophenolindophenol, O₂ evolution, and chlorophyll a fluorescence. The inhibition of photosystem II activity can be restored by the addition of the electron donor hydroxylamine or diphenylcarbazide, but not by benzidine and MnCl₂. These observations suggest that Zn inhibits electron flow at the oxidizing side of photosystem II at a site prior to the electron donating site(s) of hydroxylamine and diphenylcarbazide. No inhibition of photosystem I-dependent electron transport by 3 millimolar ZnSO₄ is observed. However, with concentrations of ZnSO₄ above 5 millimolar, photosystem I activity is partially inactivated. Washing Zn²⁺-treated chloroplasts partially restores the O₂-evolving activity.

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