Inhibition of Photo-Induced Electron Transport and Related Reactions in Isolated Chloroplasts by Phenol
Author(s) -
Joseph Neumann,
Ziwia Drechsler
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.42.4.573
Subject(s) - chemistry , electron flow , phosphorylation , phenol , electron transport chain , benzene , chloroplast , photochemistry , hill reaction , electron , biophysics , medicinal chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , photosynthesis , biology , gene , physics , quantum mechanics
Phenol inhibits the Hill reaction with several Hill oxidants and the accompanying non-cyclic phosphorylation. It inhibits also pseudocyclic and cyclic phosphorylation. Partial reactions which are dependent on cyclic electron flow are inhibited too, but electron flow from ascorbate via dichlorophenolindophenol to TPN is not. The activity of various benzene and phenol derivatives was compared. It is concluded that the inhibition is a result of interfering with an electron carrier which participates in cyclic and non-cyclic electron flow.
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