1991
A guide to electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of Photosystem II membranes
Miller A, Brudvig G. A guide to electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of Photosystem II membranes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1991, 1056: 1-18. PMID: 1845842, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(05)80067-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyElectron paramagnetic resonance signalParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyParamagnetic resonance signalPhotosystem II membranesPhotosynthetic electron transportResonance spectroscopyResonance signalsPhotosystem IIBacterial reaction centersElectron transportParamagnetic speciesCytochrome b6fPhotosystem IBiochemical basisReaction centersSpectroscopySpeciesSpectral featuresCommon contaminantsMembraneMoietySeminal experimentsB6fCofactor
1990
Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II.
Buser C, Thompson L, Diner B, Brudvig G. Electron-transfer reactions in manganese-depleted photosystem II. Biochemistry 1990, 29: 8977-85. PMID: 2176840, DOI: 10.1021/bi00490a014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMn-depleted photosystem II membranesElectron donation reactionsManganese-depleted photosystem IIElectron donationCytochrome b559Photosystem II membranesElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyGlobal fitPSII samplesParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyEnergy differenceP680Room temperaturePhotosystem IIElectron transfer reactionsTime scalesLifetimeDecayFree energy differenceElectron transferRate constantsB559Resonance spectroscopySame orderRate of photooxidationElectron-transfer events leading to reconstitution of oxygen-evolution activity in manganese-depleted photosystem II membranes.
Miller A, Brudvig G. Electron-transfer events leading to reconstitution of oxygen-evolution activity in manganese-depleted photosystem II membranes. Biochemistry 1990, 29: 1385-92. PMID: 2159337, DOI: 10.1021/bi00458a007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotooxidation of Mn2Photosystem II membranesO2 evolution activityMn complexesElectron donationMn-depleted photosystem IIPhotosystem IIElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyFirst photochemical stepElectron donation reactionsCharge-separated stateElectron transfer eventsCytochrome bParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyMn-depleted photosystem II membranesOxygen evolution activityUntreated photosystem IILow quantum yieldSlower electron donationPhotochemical stepPrevious kinetic studiesTurnover reactionsElementary stepsElectron donorPhotooxidation