2000
Low-Frequency Resonance Raman Characterization of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Cua A, Stewart D, Reifler M, Brudvig G, Bocian D. Low-Frequency Resonance Raman Characterization of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2000, 122: 2069-2077. DOI: 10.1021/ja9932885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO2-evolving complexMn4 clusterS2 statePhotosystem IIRedox-active tyrosinesLow-energy electronic transitionsRaman spectraElectronic transitionsS1 stateVibrational modesOxygen-Evolving ComplexRaman studiesS2 oxidation stateRaman scatteringResonance Raman CharacterizationExcitation Raman spectroscopyTetramanganese clusterCoordination environmentNIR transitionsVibrational spectroscopyOxidation stateMolecular structureD2O/H2O exchangeOH groupsRaman spectroscopy
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