T. Polivka et al., HOLE-BURNING STUDY OF ENERGY-TRANSFER IN ANTENNA PROTEINS OF DUNALIELLA-TERTIOLECTA AFFECTED BY IRON-LIMITATION, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 291, 1996, pp. 111-117
Results of persistent spectral hole burning (PSHB) experiments in fluo
rescence spectra of Fe-limited and Fe-replete cells of D. tertiolecta
are reported. Low temperature fluorescence spectra exhibit an increase
of PS II fluorescence of Fe-limited cells due to a decrease of an eff
iciency of excitation energy transfer (EET) in PS II. A 1.5 nm blue sh
ift of PS II fluorescence maximum observed for Fe-limited cells is the
result of excessive light harvesting complexes LHCII in thylakoid mem
brane. The PSHB experiments revealed an influence of Fe stress on EET
from and between core antenna proteins CP43 and CP47. EET within core
antenna proteins CP43 and CP47 is not affected by iron limitation.