2013
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 98.1-98.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.98.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexWater oxidation chemistryOxidation chemistryCrystal structurePhotosystem IISubstrate water moleculesRedox-active tyrosinesX-ray crystal structureFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesSolar fuel productionSignificant side reactionsSpecific redox stateCyanobacterial photosystem IIDesign of materialsInorganic chemistryX-ray crystallographic informationRedox stateOxidation stateWater moleculesCatalytic cycleENDOR spectroscopySide reactionsChemical problemsSpectroscopic data
2004
Investigation of the Functional Role of Ca2+ in the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: A pH‐Dependence Study of the Substitution of Ca2+ by Sr2+
Lee C, Brudvig G. Investigation of the Functional Role of Ca2+ in the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: A pH‐Dependence Study of the Substitution of Ca2+ by Sr2+. Journal Of The Chinese Chemical Society 2004, 51: 1221-1228. DOI: 10.1002/jccs.200400178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexOxygen evolution activityPhotosystem IISr 2Water oxidation chemistryOxidation of waterPH dependenceMetal ions resultsTetranuclear manganese clusterElectron acceptor sidePH dependence studyOxidation chemistryWater oxidationManganese clusterLewis acidOxygen-evolving activityOxygen evolutionEssential acidic groupAcidic groupsSubstitution of Ca2Ions resultsOnly ionsCatalytic siteCa 2Chloride ions
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
1989
Oxidation of exogenous substrates by the O2-evolving center of photosystem II and related catalytic air oxidation of secondary alcohols via a tetranuclear manganese(IV) complex.
Beck W, Sears J, Brudvig G, Kulawiec R, Crabtree* R. Oxidation of exogenous substrates by the O2-evolving center of photosystem II and related catalytic air oxidation of secondary alcohols via a tetranuclear manganese(IV) complex. Tetrahedron 1989, 45: 4903-4911. DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)85159-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMn complexesH2O oxidationOxidation stateAir oxidationStrong oxidantsSecondary alcoholsPhotosynthetic H2O oxidationPhotosystem IIS1 stateLower oxidation statesCatalytic air oxidationLight-driven generationO2 evolution activityOxidation chemistryO2-evolving centerCatalytic cycleOxidizing statePrimary aminesSecondary aminesReductive mechanismOxidationComplexesExogenous ligandsCenter actsOxidants