1997
Fluorescence Quenching by Chlorophyll Cations in Photosystem II †
Schweitzer R, Brudvig G. Fluorescence Quenching by Chlorophyll Cations in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 11351-11359. PMID: 9298954, DOI: 10.1021/bi9709203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence quenchingPhotosystem IIElectron donorDonor sideElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyRedox-active tyrosinesRedox-active centersCharge-separated stateSteady-state fluorescence quenchingParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyRedox-active componentsElectron donor sideElectron transfer pathwayCytochrome b559Redox stateFluorescence intensityO2-evolving complexPrimary electron donorReversible oxidationChlorophyll cationElectron donationFurther oxidationChlZRapid photooxidationDifferent sample preparation
1987
Reactions of hydroxylamine with the electron-donor side of photosystem II.
Beck W, Brudvig G. Reactions of hydroxylamine with the electron-donor side of photosystem II. Biochemistry 1987, 26: 8285-95. PMID: 2831941, DOI: 10.1021/bi00399a040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReaction of hydroxylamineMn complexesElectron donor sideO2-evolving centerCharge separationPSII membranesLow-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopyPhotosystem IIElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyS2-state multiline EPR signalS1 stateTwo-electron reductionOne-electron photooxidationParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyN-methyl-substituted analoguesRadical oxidation productsO2 evolution activityMultiline EPR signalOxidation stateThylakoid membrane preparationsOxidation productsEvolution activityProlonged dark incubationEPR signalResonance spectroscopy