2005
The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting
McEvoy J, Gascon J, Batista V, Brudvig G. The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2005, 4: 940-949. PMID: 16307106, DOI: 10.1039/b506755c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein complex photosystem IIOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingPhotosynthetic water splittingGreen plant chloroplastsMolecular mechanics calculationsPhotosynthetic light reactionsRecent experimental resultsElectron transfer pathwayX-ray crystallographic modelSource of electronsProton concentration gradientPlant chloroplastsProduct protonsMechanics calculationsOxygenic photosynthesisDioxygen gasThylakoid lumenAerobic lifeElectronsThylakoid membranesCatalytic mechanismChemical energyPhotosystem IIManganese ionsHigh‐Spin Chloro Mononuclear MnIII Complexes: A Multifrequency High‐Field EPR Study
Mantel C, Chen H, Crabtree R, Brudvig G, Pécaut J, Collomb M, Duboc C. High‐Spin Chloro Mononuclear MnIII Complexes: A Multifrequency High‐Field EPR Study. ChemPhysChem 2005, 6: 541-546. PMID: 15799481, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200400484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic propertiesLigand field strengthHigh-Field EPR StudyPorphyrinic systemsTridentate ligandMnIII complexesDistorted octahedronLigands decreasesSolid stateJahn-Teller distortionPrevious complexesStructural characterizationCrystallographic dataEPR studiesMultifrequency EPRManganese ionsComplexesOctahedraTetragonal distortionE termDifferent temperaturesAnionsEPRLigandsProperties
1999
A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II
Limburg J, Vrettos J, Liable-Sands L, Rheingold A, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II. Science 1999, 283: 1524-1527. PMID: 10066173, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5407.1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular oxygenPhotosystem IIO bond formationPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationManganese dimerBond formationOxygen atomsActive siteIsotope labelingManganese ionsOxygenPhotosynthesisWaterSodium hypochloriteOxidationIonsFormationAtomsDimersComplexesO2Functional modelConversionHypochlorite
1987
The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II
Brudvig G. The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1987, 19: 91-104. PMID: 3034873, DOI: 10.1007/bf00762719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese complexesElectron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studiesManganese ionsS2 stateTetranuclear manganese complexPhotosystem IIFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesDisplacement of O2Coordination chemistryOxidation stateO bondSpectroscopic studiesS4 stateMagnetic propertiesComplexesIonsLike structureManganeseMn4O4ChemistryStructureBondsOxidationProperties