1997
The Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster in Photosystem II: Location and Magnetic Properties of the S2 State As Determined by Saturation−Recovery EPR Spectroscopy †
Koulougliotis D, Schweitzer R, Brudvig G. The Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster in Photosystem II: Location and Magnetic Properties of the S2 State As Determined by Saturation−Recovery EPR Spectroscopy †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 9735-9746. PMID: 9245405, DOI: 10.1021/bi970326t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst excited spin stateSpin-lattice relaxationSpin statesMagnetic propertiesExcited spin statesS2-state multiline EPRNuclear spin-lattice relaxationSpin-lattice relaxation propertiesEffective magnetic momentLine shapeUntreated photosystem IIMagnetic momentDifferent spin statesDipolar modelNear resonanceGround spin stateSaturation-recovery EPR spectroscopyNuclear relaxation processesLarmor frequencyOrbach mechanismGreater relaxation enhancementTemperature-dependent enhancementDipole-dipole interactionTetranuclear manganese clusterS2-state multiline EPR signal
1991
Electron spin-lattice relaxation and spectral diffusion measurements on tyrosine radicals in proteins
Beck W, Innes J, Lynch J, Brudvig G. Electron spin-lattice relaxation and spectral diffusion measurements on tyrosine radicals in proteins. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance (1969) 1991, 91: 12-29. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2364(91)90403-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpectral diffusion processesMicrowave pulsesSpectral diffusionSpin-spin interactionsElectron spin-lattice relaxationSpin-lattice relaxationRelaxation kineticsLong microwave pulsesPhotosystem IIRelaxation rate 1T1Time scalesSpin-spin relaxation time T2Saturation recoverySpin-echo methodRelaxation time T2Tyrosine radicalsSaturating pulseTime T2Diffusion processPulsesDominant contributionDiffusion measurementsLarge separationSaturation recovery methodFrozen glasses
1990
Electron Spin-Lattice Relaxation of the Stable Tyrosine Radical D+ in Photosystem II
Beck W, Innes J, Brudvig G. Electron Spin-Lattice Relaxation of the Stable Tyrosine Radical D+ in Photosystem II. 1990, 817-820. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0511-5_188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMn complexesO2-evolving centerDark stable S1 statePhotosystem IIPhotosynthetic H2O oxidationElectron paramagnetic resonance spectraRedox-active sitesWeak dipolar couplingsParamagnetic resonance spectraH2O oxidationOxidation stateTyrosine radicalsDipolar couplingsResonance spectraS0 stateS1 stateTyr-160D2 polypeptidesRelaxation propertiesSpin-lattice relaxation rateMagnetic propertiesElectron spin-lattice relaxation rateSpin-lattice relaxationComplexesRelaxation rate
1989
Location and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II.
Innes J, Brudvig G. Location and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 1116-25. PMID: 2540815, DOI: 10.1021/bi00429a028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsChlorophyllElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsKineticsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesMathematicsMicrowavesModels, MolecularModels, TheoreticalMyoglobinPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsProtein ConformationRhodobacter sphaeroidesThermodynamicsTyrosineWhalesConceptsMetal ionsPSII membranesPhotosystem IIProtein surfaceMicrowave power saturationReaction centersRaman relaxation mechanismMagnetic relaxation propertiesFree radicalsRelaxation enhancementDipolar relaxation enhancementIonsMembrane surfaceRelaxation propertiesSpin-lattice relaxationComplexesDipolar interactionsRadicalsRhodobacter sphaeroidesProtein structureD2 subunitsPower saturationDy3Relaxation mechanismSurface
1984
Electron spin relaxation of CuA and cytochrome a in cytochrome c oxidase. Comparison to heme, copper, and sulfur radical complexes.
Brudvig G, Blair D, Chan S. Electron spin relaxation of CuA and cytochrome a in cytochrome c oxidase. Comparison to heme, copper, and sulfur radical complexes. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1984, 259: 11001-11009. PMID: 6088526, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)90613-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 copperType 2 copperSulfur radicalsBlue copper proteinsMetal centerCopper complexesRadical complexesCopper centerCO complexCopper proteinsProtein environmentLow-spin heme proteinsParamagnetic sitesSpin centersHeme proteinsInorganic copperMagnetic dipolar interactionElectron spin relaxationCopperComplexesSpin-lattice relaxationDipolar interactionsCytochrome c oxidaseRadicalsCuA