pKa of ubiquinone, menaquinone, phylloquinone, plastoquinone, and rhodoquinone in aqueous solution

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作者：
Ryo Hasegawa
Keisuke Saito
Tomohiro Takaoka
Hiroshi Ishikita
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[1] The University of Tokyo,Department of Applied Chemistry
[2] The University of Tokyo,Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
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Photosynthesis Research | 2017年 / 133卷
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Photosystem II; Bacterial photosynthetic reaction centers; Green non-sulfur bacteria; Evolutionary transition;
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Quinones can accept two electrons and two protons, and are involved in electron transfer and proton transfer reactions in photosynthetic reaction centers. To date, the pKa of these quinones in aqueous solution have not been reported. We calculated the pKa of the initial protonation (Q·− to QH·) and the second protonation (QH− to QH2) of 1,4-quinones using a quantum chemical approach. The calculated energy differences of the protonation reactions Q·− to QH· and QH− to QH2 in the aqueous phase for nine 1,4-quinones were highly correlated with the experimentally measured pKa(Q·−/QH·) and pKa(QH−/QH2), respectively. In the present study, we report the pKa(Q·−/QH·) and pKa(QH−/QH2) of ubiquinone, menaquinone, phylloquinone, plastoquinone, and rhodoquinone in aqueous solution.
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页数：7
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