2005
Resonance Raman spectroscopy of carotenoids in Photosystem II core complexes
Tracewell C, Cua A, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Resonance Raman spectroscopy of carotenoids in Photosystem II core complexes. Photosynthesis Research 2005, 83: 45-52. PMID: 16143906, DOI: 10.1007/s11120-004-2350-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsII core complexesPhotosystem II core complexResonance Raman spectroscopyPS II core complexesRaman spectroscopyTrans configurationSecondary electron transfer reactionsElectron transfer reactionsMolecular wiresNeutral carotenoidsRR spectraAbsorption bandsCore complexDifference experimentsReaction centersExcitation wavelengthComplexesSpectroscopyPS IIRR resultsReactionΒ-caroteneSpectraCarotenoidsConfiguration
1998
Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †
Stewart D, Cua A, Chisholm D, Diner B, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 10040-10046. PMID: 9665709, DOI: 10.1021/bi980668e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonanceAxial ligandsChlorophyll ZPhotosystem IIRR spectraLow-temperature electron paramagnetic resonanceWild-type Photosystem IIRedox-active tyrosinesReaction centersEfficiency of photooxidationResonance Raman spectroscopyPSII complexesIR absorbance spectraD2 polypeptidesBacterial reaction centersParamagnetic resonanceRR signatureRaman spectroscopyAccessory ChlInfrared absorbanceQuantum yieldAbsorbance bandLigandsIR excitationLow-temperature illumination