2002
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Vrettos J, Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2002, 357: 1395-1405. PMID: 12437878, PMCID: PMC1693042, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese clusterProton-coupled electron transfer stepsO bond-forming stepPhotosystem IIWater oxidation chemistryBond-forming stepElectron transfer stepFour-electron oxidationTetranuclear manganese clusterOxidation chemistryWater moleculesModel chemistryO bondNucleophilic attackIon selectivityBiophysical studiesChemistryCalcium sitesOxidationSpecific roleModel systemComplexesHis190Recent studiesWater
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
1995
High-valent oxomanganese clusters: structural and mechanistic work relevant to the oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II
Manchanda R, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. High-valent oxomanganese clusters: structural and mechanistic work relevant to the oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 1995, 144: 1-38. DOI: 10.1016/0010-8545(95)01147-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO2-evolving centerActive siteOxygen-evolving centerPhotosystem IIOxomanganese clusterBioinorganic chemistryInorganic chemistsWater oxidationComplex chemistryMechanistic aspectsBiophysical studiesChemistryMagnetic propertiesNative enzymeMechanistic workPS IINuclearityChemistsMetalloproteinsSuch clustersConsiderable interestOxidationRecent effortsChemicalsTetramer