2011
Energy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production
Moore G, Brudvig G. Energy Conversion in Photosynthesis: A Paradigm for Solar Fuel Production. Annual Review Of Condensed Matter Physics 2011, 2: 303-327. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-062910-140503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial photosynthetic constructsSolar fuel productionEnergy conversionSource of electronsEnergy storage efficiencySolar fuelsPhotoelectrochemical systemMechanistic detailsFuel productionConversionAspects of photosynthesisHuman energy demandsStorage efficiencySolar energyElectronsWaterPhotosynthesisSolution
2005
The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting
McEvoy J, Gascon J, Batista V, Brudvig G. The mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2005, 4: 940-949. PMID: 16307106, DOI: 10.1039/b506755c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein complex photosystem IIOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingPhotosynthetic water splittingGreen plant chloroplastsMolecular mechanics calculationsPhotosynthetic light reactionsRecent experimental resultsElectron transfer pathwayX-ray crystallographic modelSource of electronsProton concentration gradientPlant chloroplastsProduct protonsMechanics calculationsOxygenic photosynthesisDioxygen gasThylakoid lumenAerobic lifeElectronsThylakoid membranesCatalytic mechanismChemical energyPhotosystem IIManganese ionsMechanistic Comparisons Between Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase
Brudvig G, Wikström M. Mechanistic Comparisons Between Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase. Advances In Photosynthesis And Respiration 2005, 22: 697-713. DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4254-x_32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFour-electron reductionSingle reaction stepSame chemical reactionPhotosystem IIRole of protonsOxygen reductionProton transferMolecular oxygenReaction mechanismReaction stepsActive siteWater reactionChemical reactionsRequirement of electronsMechanistic comparisonReverse reactionReactionCytochrome c oxidaseProtonsC oxidaseMechanistic similaritiesChemistryElectronsWaterRespiratory enzymes