Sulfide-quinone and sulfide-cytochrome reduction in Rhodobacter capsulatus

The reduction by sulfide of exogenous ubiquinone is compared to the reduction of cytochromes in chromatophores of Rhodobacter capsulatus. From titrations with sulfide values for Vmax of 300 and 10 μmoles reduced/mg bacteriochlorophyll a·h, and for Km of 5 and 3 μM were estimated, for decyl-ubiquinon...

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Published in:Photosynthesis research 1994-02, Vol.39 (2), p.175
Main Authors: Shahak, Y, Klughammer, C, Schreiber, U, Padan, E, Herrman, I, Hauska, G
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Language:English
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Summary:The reduction by sulfide of exogenous ubiquinone is compared to the reduction of cytochromes in chromatophores of Rhodobacter capsulatus. From titrations with sulfide values for Vmax of 300 and 10 μmoles reduced/mg bacteriochlorophyll a·h, and for Km of 5 and 3 μM were estimated, for decyl-ubiquinone-and cytochrome c-reduction, respectively. Both reactions are sensitive to KCN, as has been found for sulfide-quinone reductase (SQR) in Oscillatoria limnetica, which is a flavoprotein. Effects of inhibitors interfering with quinone binding sites suggest that at least part of the electron transport from sulfide in R. capsulatus employs the cytochrome bc 1-complex via the ubiquinone pool.
ISSN:0166-8595
DOI:10.1007/BF00029384