2002
Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Involving Tyrosine Z in Photosystem II †
Kühne H, Brudvig G. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Involving Tyrosine Z in Photosystem II †. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 2002, 106: 8189-8196. DOI: 10.1021/jp0206222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO2-evolving complexYZ oxidationOxidation reactionTyrosine ZProton-coupled electron transfer stepsManganese-depleted photosystem IIPhotosystem IIWater oxidation reactionOxidation of waterOxidation of YZElectron transfer stepProton inventory experimentsProton movementWater oxidationElectron transferRedox mechanismNumber of protonsTransfer stepOxidation processOnset temperatureSecondary donorDeuterated samplesOxidationIsotope effectChloride ions
1996
Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†
Szalai V, Brudvig G. Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 15080-15087. PMID: 8942675, DOI: 10.1021/bi961117w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS3 EPR signalOxygen-evolving complexMultiline EPR signalEPR signalS2 statePhotosystem IIManganese-depleted photosystem IIS2-state multiline EPR signalRedox-active tyrosinesPhotosystem II samplesRadical EPR signalSignal speciesNitric oxide (NO) bindsTyrosyl radicalsAmmonia resultsReversible bindingOxideYZDipolar interactionsRibonucleotide reductase
1990
Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II.
Buser C, Thompson L, Diner B, Brudvig G. Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II. Biochemistry 1990, 29: 8977-85. PMID: 2176840, DOI: 10.1021/bi00490a014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMn-depleted photosystem II membranesElectron donation reactionsManganese-depleted photosystem IIElectron donationCytochrome b559Photosystem II membranesElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyGlobal fitPSII samplesParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyEnergy differenceP680Room temperaturePhotosystem IIElectron transfer reactionsTime scalesLifetimeDecayFree energy differenceElectron transferRate constantsB559Resonance spectroscopySame orderRate of photooxidation