2021
8.22 Oxygen Evolution of Photosystem II
Huang H, Brudvig G. 8.22 Oxygen Evolution of Photosystem II. 2021, 569-588. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-409547-2.14871-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein complex photosystem IIWater oxidation reactionPhotosystem IIWater oxidation mechanismOxygen-evolving complexSolar energy storageNatural photosynthesisKey reactionOxygen evolutionEnergy storageReactionPhotosynthesisCurrent knowledgeDetailed mechanismEssential componentGlobal scaleComplexesMechanism
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 ions
1999
A mechanistic and structural model for the formation and reactivity of a MnV[double bond, length half m-dash]O species in photosynthetic water oxidation
Limburg J, Szalai V, Brudvig G. A mechanistic and structural model for the formation and reactivity of a MnV[double bond, length half m-dash]O species in photosynthetic water oxidation. Dalton Transactions 1999, 0: 1353-1362. DOI: 10.1039/a807583b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein complex photosystem IIPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationMn4 clusterModel complexesO bond-forming stepO bond-forming reactionsRedox-active tyrosine residueSubstrate water moleculesBond-forming reactionsO bond formationBond-forming stepHydrogen bond networkTetranuclear Mn clusterElectrophilic oxygen atomHydroxide ligandMnO speciesOrganic oxidationLength halfWater moleculesObserved reactivityBond formationNucleophilic attackOxygen atomsKey intermediate