Simulation of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Rise and Decay Kinetics, and P-related Absorbance Changes by Using a Rule-based Kinetic Monte-Carlo Method

Overview

Journal Photosynth Res

Publisher Springer

Date 2018 Aug 1

PMID 30062532

Citations 4

Authors

T K Antal

A Maslakov

O V Yakovleva

T E Krendeleva

G Yu Riznichenko

A B Rubin

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Abstract

A model of primary photosynthetic reactions in the thylakoid membrane was developed and its validity was tested by simulating three types of experimental kinetic curves: (1) the light-induced chlorophyll a fluorescence rise (OJIP transients) reflecting the stepwise transition of the photosynthetic electron transport chain from the oxidized to the fully reduced state; (2) the dark relaxation of the flash-induced fluorescence yield attributed to the Q oxidation kinetics in PSII; and (3) the light-induced absorbance changes near 820 or 705 nm assigned to the redox transitions of P in PSI. A model was implemented by using a rule-based kinetic Monte-Carlo method and verified by simulating experimental curves under different treatments including photosynthetic inhibitors, heat stress, anaerobic conditions, and very high light intensity.

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