Light Dependent Reduction of Pertechnetate (99TcO4) by Broken Chloroplasts

Abstract
Arguments are given for a ferredoxin-mediated reduction of TcO4, preponderantly into extractable Tc(V) complexes, by illuminated, broken chloroplasts. Photosynthetic O2- and NADP-reduction competitively inhibit Tc incorporation. As for O2, the reaction can be stimulated by the auto-oxidizable electron acceptor methyl viologen. Furthermore TcO4 can function as terminal acceptor in the diaphorase reaction, with NADPH as electron donor.