2012
Oxomanganese complexes for natural and artificial photosynthesis
Rivalta I, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Oxomanganese complexes for natural and artificial photosynthesis. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2012, 16: 11-18. PMID: 22481113, PMCID: PMC3335890, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexOxomanganese complexesArtificial photosynthesisQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsArtificial photosynthetic devicesVisible-light photoexcitationInterfacial electron transferRecent X-ray dataX-ray crystallographyPhotosystem IIPhotosynthetic devicesMn catalystStructure/function relationsX-ray dataCarboxylate moietyElectron transferProton abstractionMn centersChromophoric linkersElectrostatic interactionsOEC structureCovalent attachmentS1 stateOxygen evolutionInexpensive materials
2008
Computational insights into the O2-evolving complex of photosystem II
Sproviero EM, McEvoy JP, Gascón JA, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Computational insights into the O2-evolving complex of photosystem II. Photosynthesis Research 2008, 97: 91-114. PMID: 18483777, PMCID: PMC2728911, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-008-9307-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexX-ray diffractionQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsPhotosystem IIMass spectrometryX-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopyExtended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopyQM/MM modelingElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyAbsorption fine structure spectroscopyCatalytic metal clustersWater splitting reactionIntermediate oxidation statesParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyFine structure spectroscopyO2-evolving complexDensity functional theoryInorganic coreMM modelingOxidation stateMetal clustersStructure spectroscopyOEC structureCrystallographic resultsComputational insights