2008
Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II
Sproviero EM, Gascón JA, McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW, Batista VS. Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Study of the Catalytic Cycle of Water Splitting in Photosystem II. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2008, 130: 3428-3442. PMID: 18290643, DOI: 10.1021/ja076130q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate water moleculesWater moleculesMu-oxo bridgeOxygen-evolving complexWater splittingQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsQuantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics StudySolar fuel production systemsPhotosystem IIX-ray diffraction structureMolecular mechanics studySecond coordination shellCyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatusOxomanganese clusterDioxygen evolutionTerminal ligandsXRD structureCatalytic clustersCP43-R357Ligand exchangeCatalytic reactionCatalytic cycleReaction intermediatesS0 stateNucleophilic attack
2006
Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II
McEvoy JP, Brudvig GW. Water-Splitting Chemistry of Photosystem II. Chemical Reviews 2006, 106: 4455-4483. PMID: 17091926, DOI: 10.1021/cr0204294.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca2+ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca2+ in O2 Formation †
Vrettos J, Stone D, Brudvig G. Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca2+ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca2+ in O2 Formation †. Biochemistry 2001, 40: 7937-7945. PMID: 11425322, DOI: 10.1021/bi010679z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxygen-evolving complexTrivalent metal ionsMetal ionsPSII samplesPhotosystem IISubstrate water moleculesSmall metal ionsO2 evolutionSteady-state enzyme kineticsWater oxidationAqua ionsWater moleculesLewis acidO2 formationIonic radiusIon selectivityKcal/Monovalent ionsIonsExtrinsic polypeptidesFree energyEnzyme kineticsStructural cofactorSr2Activity measurements
1998
Calcium Binding Studies of Photosystem II Using a Calcium-Selective Electrode †
Grove G, Brudvig G. Calcium Binding Studies of Photosystem II Using a Calcium-Selective Electrode †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 1532-1539. PMID: 9484223, DOI: 10.1021/bi971356z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Manganese and calcium requirements for reconstitution of oxygen-evolution activity in manganese-depleted photosystem II membranes.
Miller A, Brudvig G. Manganese and calcium requirements for reconstitution of oxygen-evolution activity in manganese-depleted photosystem II membranes. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 8181-90. PMID: 2557898, DOI: 10.1021/bi00446a033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Effect of the 17- and 23-kilodalton polypeptides, calcium, and chloride on electron transfer in photosystem II.
De Paula J, Li P, Miller A, Wu B, Brudvig G. Effect of the 17- and 23-kilodalton polypeptides, calcium, and chloride on electron transfer in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1986, 25: 6487-94. PMID: 3024710, DOI: 10.1021/bi00369a022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS2-state multiline EPR signalMultiline EPR signalEPR signalPSII membranesPhotosystem II samplesS1 stateUntreated PSII membranesReaction centersElectron paramagnetic resonance measurementsChlorophyll moleculesPhotosystem II membranesStable charge separationParamagnetic resonance measurementsPhotosystem IIPSII samplesO2-evolving centerElectron transferCharge separationElectron donorNuclear hyperfine structureCytochrome b559Mn sitesResonance measurementsOxidationFraction of PSII