2001
Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca2+ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca2+ in O2 Formation †
Vrettos J, Stone D, Brudvig G. Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca2+ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca2+ in O2 Formation †. Biochemistry 2001, 40: 7937-7945. PMID: 11425322, DOI: 10.1021/bi010679z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexTrivalent metal ionsMetal ionsPSII samplesPhotosystem IISubstrate water moleculesSmall metal ionsO2 evolutionSteady-state enzyme kineticsWater oxidationAqua ionsWater moleculesLewis acidO2 formationIonic radiusIon selectivityKcal/Monovalent ionsIonsExtrinsic polypeptidesFree energyEnzyme kineticsStructural cofactorSr2Activity measurementsEffects of tail‐like substituents on the binding of competitive inhibitors to the QB site of photosystem II
Reifler M, Szalai V, Peterson C, Brudvig G. Effects of tail‐like substituents on the binding of competitive inhibitors to the QB site of photosystem II. Journal Of Molecular Recognition 2001, 14: 157-165. PMID: 11391786, DOI: 10.1002/jmr.529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQB siteAqueous phasePhotosystem IIBulk aqueous phaseCritical micelle concentrationTriazine-type herbicidesQuinone-binding sitePhenylurea moietyEffect of chargeAlkyl chainsHydrophobic tailSolvent conditionsMicelle concentrationPara positionPhenylurea compoundsS-triazineAlkylamino groupSubstituentsSmall libraryHydrophobic linkerMolecular rulerHydrophilic domainsNonspecific bindingChargeCompetitive inhibitor
1999
Competitive Binding of Acetate and Chloride in Photosystem II †
Kühne H, Szalai V, Brudvig G. Competitive Binding of Acetate and Chloride in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 6604-6613. PMID: 10350479, DOI: 10.1021/bi990341t.Peer-Reviewed Original Research