2005
Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*
Bautista J, Tracewell C, Schlodder E, Cunningham F, Brudvig G, Diner B. Construction and Characterization of Genetically Modified Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Photosystem II Core Complexes Containing Carotenoids with Shorter π-Conjugation than β-Carotene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 38839-38850. PMID: 16159754, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m504953200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta CaroteneCarotenoidsCationsChlorophyllChromatographyChromatography, High Pressure LiquidElectronsGene DeletionLightManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularMutationOxidation-ReductionOxidoreductasesOxygenPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPigmentationRhodobacter capsulatusSpectrophotometrySpectrophotometry, InfraredSynechocystisTemperatureTime FactorsTyrosineConceptsPhytoene desaturase geneII core complexesDesaturase genePS II core complexesSynechocystis spCore complexPS II assemblyCarotene desaturase genePhotosystem II core complexPCC 6803Rhodobacter capsulatusWild typeMutant strainRedox functionPhotosystem IISecondary electron transfer pathwayGenesElectron transfer pathwayLight-induced formationCarotenoidsSpChlorophyllConjugated pi-electron systemPathwayComplexes
1984
Electron spin relaxation of CuA and cytochrome a in cytochrome c oxidase. Comparison to heme, copper, and sulfur radical complexes.
Brudvig G, Blair D, Chan S. Electron spin relaxation of CuA and cytochrome a in cytochrome c oxidase. Comparison to heme, copper, and sulfur radical complexes. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1984, 259: 11001-11009. PMID: 6088526, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)90613-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 copperType 2 copperSulfur radicalsBlue copper proteinsMetal centerCopper complexesRadical complexesCopper centerCO complexCopper proteinsProtein environmentLow-spin heme proteinsParamagnetic sitesSpin centersHeme proteinsInorganic copperMagnetic dipolar interactionElectron spin relaxationCopperComplexesSpin-lattice relaxationDipolar interactionsCytochrome c oxidaseRadicalsCuA