Non-Cyclic Photophosphorylation Notes 10-26 and 10-28
Non-Cyclic Photophosphorylation Notes 10-26 and 10-28
• Chlorophyll a -
“grass green” main
pigment. Other pigments
absorb light and transfer
energy to chlorophyll a
• Chlorophyll b -
“blueish-green” in plants,
algae and
photoautotrophic bacteria
Chlorophylls absorb very little of green and yellow-
green wavelengths of light
ACCESSORY Pigments
• Carotenoids - absorb the
wavelengths that chlorophylls
miss
– beta-carotene (appears orange,
in carrots)
– xanthophylls (appear yellow)
• Anthocyanins - flowers, appear
red and blue, red algae
• Phycobillins- purples and blues
• Chlorophyll
Molecule
– composed of a
magnesium atom
surrounded by a
nitrogen
containing
porphyrin ring.
Antenna Complex
A chloroplast
Light Dependent
Reactions of
Photosynthesis
Non-Cyclic
Photophosphorylation
The STEPS
A series of enzymes,
coenzymes and other proteins
transfers electrons from one to
another (BIOCHEMICAL
PATHWAY)
The E.T.C.
The biochemical pathway
consists of e- carriers
• PLASTOQUINONE (Pq)
• a complex of
CYTOCHROMES (cyt)---
similar to hemoglobin
molecule
• PLASTOCYANIN (Pc)
(contains Copper)
• The energy released through
the EXERGONIC cascade
through the E.T.C. powers the
production of ATP via the
enzyme ATP SYNTHASE
and a PROTON PUMP
• ATP production is called
PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION
ANOTHER PHOTON OF
LIGHT HITS!!!!!!!!!
5. Photosystem I
(p700) is EXCITED
and loses an
electron…..