2013
Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II
Brudvig G. Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 98.1-98.1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.98.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexWater oxidation chemistryOxidation chemistryCrystal structurePhotosystem IISubstrate water moleculesRedox-active tyrosinesX-ray crystal structureFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesSolar fuel productionSignificant side reactionsSpecific redox stateCyanobacterial photosystem IIDesign of materialsInorganic chemistryX-ray crystallographic informationRedox stateOxidation stateWater moleculesCatalytic cycleENDOR spectroscopySide reactionsChemical problemsSpectroscopic data
2000
Low-Frequency Resonance Raman Characterization of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II
Cua A, Stewart D, Reifler M, Brudvig G, Bocian D. Low-Frequency Resonance Raman Characterization of the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2000, 122: 2069-2077. DOI: 10.1021/ja9932885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchO2-evolving complexMn4 clusterS2 statePhotosystem IIRedox-active tyrosinesLow-energy electronic transitionsRaman spectraElectronic transitionsS1 stateVibrational modesOxygen-Evolving ComplexRaman studiesS2 oxidation stateRaman scatteringResonance Raman CharacterizationExcitation Raman spectroscopyTetramanganese clusterCoordination environmentNIR transitionsVibrational spectroscopyOxidation stateMolecular structureD2O/H2O exchangeOH groupsRaman spectroscopy
1998
Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †
Stewart D, Cua A, Chisholm D, Diner B, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Identification of Histidine 118 in the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II as the Axial Ligand to Chlorophyll Z †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 10040-10046. PMID: 9665709, DOI: 10.1021/bi980668e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron paramagnetic resonanceAxial ligandsChlorophyll ZPhotosystem IIRR spectraLow-temperature electron paramagnetic resonanceWild-type Photosystem IIRedox-active tyrosinesReaction centersEfficiency of photooxidationResonance Raman spectroscopyPSII complexesIR absorbance spectraD2 polypeptidesBacterial reaction centersParamagnetic resonanceRR signatureRaman spectroscopyAccessory ChlInfrared absorbanceQuantum yieldAbsorbance bandLigandsIR excitationLow-temperature illumination
1997
Fluorescence Quenching by Chlorophyll Cations in Photosystem II †
Schweitzer R, Brudvig G. Fluorescence Quenching by Chlorophyll Cations in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 11351-11359. PMID: 9298954, DOI: 10.1021/bi9709203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence quenchingPhotosystem IIElectron donorDonor sideElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyRedox-active tyrosinesRedox-active centersCharge-separated stateSteady-state fluorescence quenchingParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyRedox-active componentsElectron donor sideElectron transfer pathwayCytochrome b559Redox stateFluorescence intensityO2-evolving complexPrimary electron donorReversible oxidationChlorophyll cationElectron donationFurther oxidationChlZRapid photooxidationDifferent sample preparation
1996
Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†
Szalai V, Brudvig G. Reversible Binding of Nitric Oxide to Tyrosyl Radicals in Photosystem II. Nitric Oxide Quenches Formation of the S3 EPR Signal Species in Acetate-Inhibited Photosystem II†. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 15080-15087. PMID: 8942675, DOI: 10.1021/bi961117w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS3 EPR signalOxygen-evolving complexMultiline EPR signalEPR signalS2 statePhotosystem IIManganese-depleted photosystem IIS2-state multiline EPR signalRedox-active tyrosinesPhotosystem II samplesRadical EPR signalSignal speciesNitric oxide (NO) bindsTyrosyl radicalsAmmonia resultsReversible bindingOxideYZDipolar interactionsRibonucleotide reductase