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Problems
Lecture
13
1. Assign
a
function
or
product
for
each
of
the
following
structures
or
pathways
a. chlorophyll
absorbs
light
energy
b. Photosystem
I
uses
light
energy
to
reduce
NADP+
to
NADPH
c. Photosystem
II
uses
light
energy
to
oxidize
water
and
create
a
proton
gradient
d. Plastoquinone
delivers
electrons
from
PSII
to
cytochrome
bf
e. Plastocyanin
delivers
electrons
from
cytochrome
bf
to
PSI
2. The
three
electron
transporting
complexes
of
the
thylakoid
membrane
can
be
called
plastocyanin-ferredoxin
oxidoreductase,
plastoquinone-plastocyanin
oxidoreductase,
and
water
-plastoquinone
oxidoreductase.
What
are
the
more
common
names
for
these
enzyme
complexes?
plastocyanin-ferredoxin
oxidoreductase
=
PSI
plastoquinone-plastocyanin
oxidoreductase
=
cytochrome
bf
water
-plastoquinone
oxidoreductase
=
PSII
3. When
the
antifungal
compound
myxothiazol
is
added
to
a
suspension
of
chloroplasts,
the
PQH2/PQH
ratio
increases.
Where
does
myxothiazol
inhibit
electron
transfer?
The
increase
in
PQH2
happens
because
transfer
of
electrons
to
cytochrome
bf
is
blocked.
4. Plastoquinone
can
freely
diffuse
laterally
throughout
the
thylakoid
membrane
in
keeping
with
its
function
as
an
electron
carrier.
What
does
this
tell
you
about
its
structure?
It
must
have
a
hydrophobic
portion
that
is
able
to
diffuse
through
the
lipid
bilayer.
(Plastoquinone
has
a
hydrocarbon
side
chain
of
various
lengths
up
to
about
45
carbons.)