2013
S0‑State Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Pal R, Negre CF, Vogt L, Pokhrel R, Ertem MZ, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. S0‑State Model of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2013, 52: 7703-7706. PMID: 24125018, DOI: 10.1021/bi401214v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexS1 transitionQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics modelsX-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopyExtended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopyQM/MM modelAbsorption fine structure spectroscopyElectron transfer processHydrogen bonding networkFine structure spectroscopyPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction dataMolecular mechanics modelPCET mechanismKok cycleWater moleculesWater splittingBonding networkS1 stateMn centersStructure spectroscopyS0 stateDiffraction dataMM modelSignificant rearrangement
2011
S1-State Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Luber S, Rivalta I, Umena Y, Kawakami K, Shen JR, Kamiya N, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. S1-State Model of the O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Biochemistry 2011, 50: 6308-6311. PMID: 21678908, PMCID: PMC3139771, DOI: 10.1021/bi200681q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-resolution spectroscopic dataQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics modelsExtended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) dataX-ray absorption fine structure dataFine structure dataPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction modelOxygen-evolving complexDiffraction modelSingle crystalsMn clusterXRD modelMolecular mechanics modelIntermetallic distanceManganese centersSpectroscopic dataOxidation stateWater splittingCarboxylate moietyCatalytic cycleStructure dataLikely correspondsComplexesSplittingCrystals