2024
Cryo-EM structure of a photosystem I variant containing an unusual plastoquinone derivative in its electron transfer chain
Gisriel C, Kurashov V, Iwig D, Russell B, Vinyard D, Brudvig G, Golbeck J, Lakshmi K. Cryo-EM structure of a photosystem I variant containing an unusual plastoquinone derivative in its electron transfer chain. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadp4937. PMID: 39612342, PMCID: PMC11606441, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-EM structureChemical bond energyElectron transfer chainBond energyPCC 6803Fuel catalystPhotosystem IBinding environmentTransfer chainLow binding affinityI variantsPlastoquinone derivativesBinding affinityCatalystPlastoquinone-9PS ICyanobacteriumBiophysical dataPhotosystemEnergyPhotonsVariantsAffinity
1980
Evidence for the absence of photoreduction of the metal centers of cytochrome c oxidase by x-irradiation
Brudvig G, Bocian D, Gamble R, Chan S. Evidence for the absence of photoreduction of the metal centers of cytochrome c oxidase by x-irradiation. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1980, 624: 78-89. PMID: 6250634, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(80)90227-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional X-ray sourceStanford Synchrotron Radiation LaboratoryX-ray absorption measurementsX-ray photonsPhotons/sX-ray fluxX-ray sourcesSynchrotron Radiation LaboratoryMetal centerOptical spectroscopyRadiation LaboratoryAbsorption measurementsElectron paramagnetic resonanceParamagnetic resonanceCytochrome c oxidasePhotonsPhotoreductionC oxidaseRadiationResonanceSpectroscopyOxidaseSourceMeasurementsFlux