2021
Forging O–O Bonds
Cody C, Brudvig G. Forging O–O Bonds. Joule 2021, 5: 1923-1925. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Structure-based mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation
McEvoy J, Brudvig G. Structure-based mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2004, 6: 4754-4763. DOI: 10.1039/b407500e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexO bond-forming stepSubstrate water moleculesX-ray crystal structureBond-forming stepPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater splitting reactionResolution X-ray crystal structureCyanobacterial photosystem IIÅ resolution X-ray crystal structureCP43-Arg357Water oxidationStructure-based mechanismWater moleculesCertain amino acid residuesAmino acid residuesCrystal structureMechanistic functionPhotosystem IIArginine residuesCrystallographic informationLends weightResiduesNucleophilesOxidation
2002
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Vrettos J, Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2002, 357: 1395-1405. PMID: 12437878, PMCID: PMC1693042, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese clusterProton-coupled electron transfer stepsO bond-forming stepPhotosystem IIWater oxidation chemistryBond-forming stepElectron transfer stepFour-electron oxidationTetranuclear manganese clusterOxidation chemistryWater moleculesModel chemistryO bondNucleophilic attackIon selectivityBiophysical studiesChemistryCalcium sitesOxidationSpecific roleModel systemComplexesHis190Recent studiesWater
1999
A mechanistic and structural model for the formation and reactivity of a MnV[double bond, length half m-dash]O species in photosynthetic water oxidation
Limburg J, Szalai V, Brudvig G. A mechanistic and structural model for the formation and reactivity of a MnV[double bond, length half m-dash]O species in photosynthetic water oxidation. Dalton Transactions 1999, 0: 1353-1362. DOI: 10.1039/a807583b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein complex photosystem IIPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationMn4 clusterModel complexesO bond-forming stepO bond-forming reactionsRedox-active tyrosine residueSubstrate water moleculesBond-forming reactionsO bond formationBond-forming stepHydrogen bond networkTetranuclear Mn clusterElectrophilic oxygen atomHydroxide ligandMnO speciesOrganic oxidationLength halfWater moleculesObserved reactivityBond formationNucleophilic attackOxygen atomsKey intermediate
1998
A Structural and Mechanistic Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Szalai V, Stone D, Brudvig G. A Structural and Mechanistic Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. 1998, 1403-1406. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-3953-3_331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectron paramagnetic resonanceMn4 clusterO bond-forming stepReactivity of MnBond-forming stepWater oxidation siteWater/hydroxidePhotosystem II membranesPoint-dipole approximationMN4 complexesElectron transferO speciesParamagnetic resonanceEPR signalS2 stateSpectral simulationsPhotosystem IIYZComplexesMn atomsStructural modelCluster orientationChemistryHydroxideAtoms