• Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis
  • Vol. 31, Issue 1, 65 (2011)
LIU Xiao*, TANG Weng-ting, LI Qian, and YUE Ming
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    LIU Xiao, TANG Weng-ting, LI Qian, YUE Ming. Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Protein Structure in PSⅡ Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2011, 31(1): 65 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The effects of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on protein structure in photosystem Ⅱ (PSⅡ) was studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that irradiation of the plant with enhanced UV-B caused the change in the structures of protein in PSII. The intensity of α-helix, β-sheet was increased, while the intensity of β-turn was decreased. The coupling of those structures with surrounding became weaker with UV-B radiation. Otherwise, the UV-B influenced the structure of tyrosine residue and made the polarity of tyrosine decrease. The changes caused by UV-B radiation could alter the combination between Mn cluster and pigments with protein inevitably. It would lead to a series of changes, such as the process of light transmission and conversion, electron transfer and oxygen evolution.
    LIU Xiao, TANG Weng-ting, LI Qian, YUE Ming. Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Protein Structure in PSⅡ Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2011, 31(1): 65
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