Mimicking Photosystem I with a Transmembrane Light Harvester and Energy Transfer-Induced Photoreduction in Phospholipid Bilayers.
Chemistry
; 27(9): 3013-3018, 2021 Feb 10.
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ABSTRACT
Photosystem I (PS I) is a transmembrane protein that assembles perpendicular to the membrane, and performs light harvesting, energy transfer, and electron transfer to a final, water-soluble electron acceptor. We present here a supramolecular model of it formed by a bicationic oligofluorene 12+ bound to the bisanionic photoredox catalyst eosin Y (EY2- ) in phospholipid bilayers. According to confocal microscopy, molecular modeling, and time dependent density functional theory calculations, 12+ prefers to align perpendicularly to the lipid bilayer. In presence of EY2- , a strong complex is formed (Ka =2.1±0.1×106 m-1 ), which upon excitation of 12+ leads to efficient energy transfer to EY2- . Follow-up electron transfer from the excited state of EY2- to the water-soluble electron donor EDTA was shown via UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Overall, controlled self-assembly and photochemistry within the membrane provides an unprecedented yet simple synthetic functional mimic of PS I.
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Fosfolipídeos
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Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema I
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Transferência de Energia
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Luz
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Bicamadas Lipídicas
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2021
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