PATTERN OF ELECTRONS FLOW

THROUGH LIGHT
REACTION EVENT
• Electrons start at a low energy level in water, move
slightly downhill to reach P680, are excited to a very
high energy level by light, flow downhill through
several additional molecules, reach P700, are excited
to an even higher energy level by light, then flow
through a couple more molecules before arriving at
NADPH ...
IN THE LIGHT REACTION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS,LIGHT
ENERGY EXCITES ELECTRONS IN CHLOROPHYLL.THERE
ENERGIZED ELECTRONS ARE THEN PASSED ALONG A
CHAIN,CREATING A PROFON GRADIENT AND PRODUCING
ATP.SIMULTANEOUSLY,WATER MOLECULES ARE
SPLIT ,RELEASING OXYGEN AND MORE ELECTRONS ARE
USED TO MAKE NADPH,A VITAL MOLECULE FOR THE
NEXT STAGE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
 *ELECTRON PATHWAY*
• Electron pathway Flow of electrons during the
light reaction process of photosynthesis. The
upward pointing arrows denote light reactions
that increase the chemical potential, and the
downward slanting arrows represent the
passage of electrons through the membrane
carriers
 ELECTRON FLOW THROUGH PHOTOSYSTEM I
• The pathway of electronsRobert Hill and Fay Bendall suggested the general features of a
widely known photoelectron transfer process in which two light reactions (light
reactions I and light reactions II) occur during the transfer of electrons from water
to carbon dioxide in 1960. This mechanism is based on the relative potential (in
volts) of the different cofactors of the electron transfer chain to be oxidized or
reduced. Molecules that have the highest affinity for electrons (i.e. are heavy
oxidizing agents) in their oxidized state have a low relative potential. In
comparison, molecules that are difficult to minimize in oxidized form have a high
relative potential after electrons have been accepted. Molecules with a low
relative potential are considered to be effective oxidizing agents and those with a
high relative potential are considered to be potent reducing agents.
 PHOTOSYSTEM II

• The pathway of electron flow begins with photosystem II, which is

homologous to the photosynthetic reaction core of R. viridis described
above. However, photosystem II uses photon-derived energy to
separate water molecules into molecular oxygen and protons. This
reaction takes place inside the thylacoid lumen, so the release of
protons from H2O produces a proton gradient through the thylacoid
membrane. High-energy electrons produced from this process are
passed to plastoquinone, a lipid-soluble carrier similar to the
mitochondria coenzyme Q (ubiquinone).
• During the light-dependent reactions, an
electron that's excited in PSII is passed
down an electron transport chain to PSI
(losing energy along the way). In PSI, the
electron is excited again and passed down
the second leg of the electron transport
chain to a final electron acceptor.
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•Prepared by:
(Marvin and CHRISTIAN JUDE)