2008
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 3428-3442. PMID: 18290643, DOI: 10.1021/ja076130q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate water moleculesWater moleculesMu-oxo bridgeOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsQuantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics StudySolar fuel production systemsPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction structureMolecular mechanics studySecond coordination shellCyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatusOxomanganese clusterDioxygen evolutionTerminal ligandsXRD structureCatalytic clustersCP43-R357Ligand exchangeCatalytic reactionCatalytic cycleReaction intermediatesS0 stateNucleophilic attack
2001
Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry
Vrettos J, Limburg J, Brudvig G. Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2001, 1503: 229-245. PMID: 11115636, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00214-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallographyElectron TransportHemerythrinHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtonsThylakoidsTyrosineWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationOxygen-evolving complexProton-coupled electron transferTetranuclear manganese clusterMu-oxo bridgePhotosystem IIReduction of manganeseOOH speciesWater moleculesElectron transferModel chemistryManganese clusterNucleophilic attackDiferric siteFerric hydroperoxideOxidationD1 polypeptideBiophysical studiesOxyhemerythrinBiophysical resultsStructural modelDioxygenChemistryProtonation
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