2004
Investigation of the Functional Role of Ca2+ in the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: A pH‐Dependence Study of the Substitution of Ca2+ by Sr2+
Lee C, Brudvig G. Investigation of the Functional Role of Ca2+ in the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: A pH‐Dependence Study of the Substitution of Ca2+ by Sr2+. Journal Of The Chinese Chemical Society 2004, 51: 1221-1228. DOI: 10.1002/jccs.200400178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexOxygen evolution activityPhotosystem IISr 2Water oxidation chemistryOxidation of waterPH dependenceMetal ions resultsTetranuclear manganese clusterElectron acceptor sidePH dependence studyOxidation chemistryWater oxidationManganese clusterLewis acidOxygen-evolving activityOxygen evolutionEssential acidic groupAcidic groupsSubstitution of Ca2Ions resultsOnly ionsCatalytic siteCa 2Chloride ions
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
1997
The Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster in Photosystem II: Location and Magnetic Properties of the S2 State As Determined by Saturation−Recovery EPR Spectroscopy †
Koulougliotis D, Schweitzer R, Brudvig G. The Tetranuclear Manganese Cluster in Photosystem II: Location and Magnetic Properties of the S2 State As Determined by Saturation−Recovery EPR Spectroscopy †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 9735-9746. PMID: 9245405, DOI: 10.1021/bi970326t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst excited spin stateSpin-lattice relaxationSpin statesMagnetic propertiesExcited spin statesS2-state multiline EPRNuclear spin-lattice relaxationSpin-lattice relaxation propertiesEffective magnetic momentLine shapeUntreated photosystem IIMagnetic momentDifferent spin statesDipolar modelNear resonanceGround spin stateSaturation-recovery EPR spectroscopyNuclear relaxation processesLarmor frequencyOrbach mechanismGreater relaxation enhancementTemperature-dependent enhancementDipole-dipole interactionTetranuclear manganese clusterS2-state multiline EPR signal