1999
Low-Temperature Optical and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Carotenoid Cation Radical in Photosystem II
Vrettos J, Stewart D, de Paula J, Brudvig G. Low-Temperature Optical and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Carotenoid Cation Radical in Photosystem II. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 1999, 103: 6403-6406. DOI: 10.1021/jp991464q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarotenoid cation radicalsCarotenoid cationResonance Raman spectraCation radicalsSecondary electron transfer pathwayRaman spectraFT-Raman spectraPhotosystem II core complexElectron transfer pathwayII core complexesPhotosystem IIReversible photooxidationChemical oxidationCationsLow-temperature illuminationFirst exampleCytochrome b559Absorbance maximumPhotooxidationRadicalsSpectraCore complexPossible natureOxidationSpectrum characteristics
1985
Electron transfer in photosystem II at cryogenic temperatures.
De Paula J, Innes J, Brudvig G. Electron transfer in photosystem II at cryogenic temperatures. Biochemistry 1985, 24: 8114-20. PMID: 3004575, DOI: 10.1021/bi00348a042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS2-state multiline EPR signalMultiline EPR signalElectron donationEPR signalS1 stateCytochrome b559Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyStable charge separationPhotosystem IIChemical oxidationChlorophyll cationElectron transferReaction center concentrationCharge separationElectron donorResonance spectroscopyS2 stateReaction centersTemperature rangeP680Signal speciesCenter concentrationB559Donation pathway