2008
Ligation Of The C-Terminus Of The D1 Polypeptide Of Photosystem Ii To The Oxygen Evolving Complex: A Dft-Qm/Mm Study
Gascón J, Sproviero E, McEvoy J, Brudvig G, Batista V. Ligation Of The C-Terminus Of The D1 Polypeptide Of Photosystem Ii To The Oxygen Evolving Complex: A Dft-Qm/Mm Study. 2008, 363-368. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6709-9_82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexC-terminal carboxylateD1-Ala344OEC of PSIIQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsX-ray diffraction modelPhotosystem IID1 polypeptideFTIR difference spectraX-ray diffraction experimentsMM studyFTIR dataCalcium ligationElectronic propertiesVibrational frequenciesS2 stateSymmetric stretchPSII particlesXRD modelFTIRCarboxylateDiffraction experimentsDifference spectraComplexes
2001
Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry
Vrettos J, Limburg J, Brudvig G. Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2001, 1503: 229-245. PMID: 11115636, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00214-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallographyElectron TransportHemerythrinHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtonsThylakoidsTyrosineWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationOxygen-evolving complexProton-coupled electron transferTetranuclear manganese clusterMu-oxo bridgePhotosystem IIReduction of manganeseOOH speciesWater moleculesElectron transferModel chemistryManganese clusterNucleophilic attackDiferric siteFerric hydroperoxideOxidationD1 polypeptideBiophysical studiesOxyhemerythrinBiophysical resultsStructural modelDioxygenChemistryProtonation
1989
Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680.
Metz J, Nixon P, Rögner M, Brudvig G, Diner B. Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 6960-9. PMID: 2510819, DOI: 10.1021/bi00443a028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research