Abstract
Amplitude and relaxation kinetics of UV‐absorption changes induced in Tris‐washed chloroplasts by the second flash of repetitive double flash groups were found to be dependent on the time between the flashes of each group. An analysis of these data leads to the conclusion that after oxidation by P680+the donor component, Dox1, becomes mainly reduced by the primary (QA) and secondary (QB) plastoquinone in non‐B‐type and B‐type system II centers, respectively. Dox1reduction with QAoccurs witht1/= 60–100 ms, and Dox1reduction with QBis biphasic with half‐times of 0.1–0.5 and 5–10 s. The difference spectrum of the oxidizedvsreduced form of D1is presented in the range 250–370 nm. It is characterized by positive bands peaking at 265–270 and 300–305 nm with a smaller band around 350 nm; negative bands are not observed.