Thylakoid
Chloroplast
Outer membranę membranę
2H+
Cytochrome btf
PSI
8H+
4H+ + O,
2H*0
Figurę 24-17 Schcmatic representation of the thylakoid membranę showing the componcnts of its clectron-transport chain. The system consists of threc protein complexcs: PSU. the cytochrome fc6/complex. and PSI. which are electrically “connected" by the diffusion of the elcctron carriers p!astoquinol (O) and plastocyanin (PC). Light-driven transport of electrons (btack arrows) from H20 to NADP* forming NADPH motivates the transport of protons (red arrows) into the thylakoid space (Fd is ferrcdoxin). Additional protons are split off from water by
Thylakoid 3H+ translocating lumen ATP synthase
+ 2NADP+
Stroma
Fd-NADP+
reductase
the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC), yielding 02.The rcsulting proton gradient powers the synthesis of ATP by the CFjCF0 proton-translocating ATP synthase [CFi and CF0 are chloroplast (C) analogs of mitochondrial Fi and Fol-The membranę also contains light-harvesting complexes whosc component chlorophylls and other chromophores transfer their cxcitations to PSI and PSII. (After Ort. D.R. and Good. N.E., Trends Hiochem. Sci. 13,469 (1988).!