2023
Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of the Far-Red-Light Photosystem II Reaction Center
Silori Y, Willow R, Nguyen H, Shen G, Song Y, Gisriel C, Brudvig G, Bryant D, Ogilvie J. Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy of the Far-Red-Light Photosystem II Reaction Center. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2023, 14: 10300-10308. PMID: 37943008, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-dimensional electronic spectroscopyCharge separation mechanismPhotosystem II reaction centerElectronic spectroscopyPrimary charge separationReaction centersSpectral congestionPrimary energy conversionCharge separationVisible lightFar-red lightRadical pairSpectral overlapPrimary electron acceptorConstituent pigmentsFAR-REDSpectroscopyLightEnergy conversionSeparation mechanismElectron acceptor
1992
Photooxidation of cytochrome b559 in oxygen-evolving photosystem II.
Buser C, Diner B, Brudvig G. Photooxidation of cytochrome b559 in oxygen-evolving photosystem II. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 11449-59. PMID: 1445880, DOI: 10.1021/bi00161a025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyt b559Photosystem II protein complexDark reductionOptical spectroscopyElectron transfer kineticsOxygen-evolving photosystem IIPSII-enriched membranesCytochrome b559Redox stateS2QA- charge recombinationExtent of photooxidationRate of photooxidationPrimary electron acceptorPH range 5.0Plastoquinone poolPSII samplesAcidic pH valuesRoom temperatureElectron acceptorPhotosystem IIPhotooxidationRate of reductionRedox equilibriumRange 5.0P680