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The light-induced H+ release from thylakoids, which can be observed under completely uncoupled conditions, was inhibited by the SH reagent N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and its analogs, while the conventional H+ uptake and electron transfer were not affected. The half-inhibiting concentration of NEM for the H+ release was 10 mM and 4 mM in thylakoids in the presence of nigericin and in CF1-depleted thylakoids, respectively. The inhibitory effect increased with the increase in hydrophobicity of the NEM analogs: N-methylmaleimide less than N-ethylmaleimide less than N-phenylmaleimide. It is suggested that SH groups in hydrophobic interior within the membrane are essential to the release of protons.
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