2013
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 98.1-98.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.98.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexWater oxidation chemistryOxidation chemistryCrystal structurePhotosystem IISubstrate water moleculesRedox-active tyrosinesX-ray crystal structureFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesSolar fuel productionSignificant side reactionsSpecific redox stateCyanobacterial photosystem IIDesign of materialsInorganic chemistryX-ray crystallographic informationRedox stateOxidation stateWater moleculesCatalytic cycleENDOR spectroscopySide reactionsChemical problemsSpectroscopic data
2004
Structure-based mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation
McEvoy J, Brudvig G. Structure-based mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2004, 6: 4754-4763. DOI: 10.1039/b407500e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexO bond-forming stepSubstrate water moleculesX-ray crystal structureBond-forming stepPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater splitting reactionResolution X-ray crystal structureCyanobacterial photosystem IIÅ resolution X-ray crystal structureCP43-Arg357Water oxidationStructure-based mechanismWater moleculesCertain amino acid residuesAmino acid residuesCrystal structureMechanistic functionPhotosystem IIArginine residuesCrystallographic informationLends weightResiduesNucleophilesOxidation