| Literature DB >> 4402537 |
E Greenbaum, R H Austin, H Frauenfelder, I C Gunsalus.
Abstract
Two synthetic pigment systems capable of enzymatically photoreducing NADP(+) are described. One system contains proflavine; the other, acridine. The complete system consists of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), proflavine (or acridine), ferredoxin-NADP reductase (EC 1.6.99.4), and NADP(+). The two pigments initiate the photoreduction of NADP(+) in different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Proflavine photosensitizes in the visible portion; acridine, in the ultraviolet. Neither proflavine nor acridine is structurally related to chlorophyll. The acridine system has the attractive property that the enzyme, ferredoxin-NADP reductase, is the only component of the system that absorbs appreciably in the visible region of the spectrum.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4402537 PMCID: PMC426680 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.69.5.1273
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205