2004
Dimer-of-Dimers Model for the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Synthesis and Properties of [MnIV 4O5(terpy)4(H2O)2](ClO4)6
Chen H, Faller J, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Dimer-of-Dimers Model for the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Synthesis and Properties of [MnIV 4O5(terpy)4(H2O)2](ClO4)6. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2004, 126: 7345-7349. PMID: 15186173, DOI: 10.1021/ja037389l.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry
Vrettos J, Limburg J, Brudvig G. Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2001, 1503: 229-245. PMID: 11115636, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(00)00214-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCrystallographyElectron TransportHemerythrinHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsManganeseModels, ChemicalModels, MolecularOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionOxygenPhotosynthesisPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexProtonsThylakoidsTyrosineWaterConceptsPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationOxygen-evolving complexProton-coupled electron transferTetranuclear manganese clusterMu-oxo bridgePhotosystem IIReduction of manganeseOOH speciesWater moleculesElectron transferModel chemistryManganese clusterNucleophilic attackDiferric siteFerric hydroperoxideOxidationD1 polypeptideBiophysical studiesOxyhemerythrinBiophysical resultsStructural modelDioxygenChemistryProtonation
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 photooxidation