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
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
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