2001
Effects of tail‐like substituents on the binding of competitive inhibitors to the QB site of photosystem II
Reifler M, Szalai V, Peterson C, Brudvig G. Effects of tail‐like substituents on the binding of competitive inhibitors to the QB site of photosystem II. Journal Of Molecular Recognition 2001, 14: 157-165. PMID: 11391786, DOI: 10.1002/jmr.529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQB siteAqueous phasePhotosystem IIBulk aqueous phaseCritical micelle concentrationTriazine-type herbicidesQuinone-binding sitePhenylurea moietyEffect of chargeAlkyl chainsHydrophobic tailSolvent conditionsMicelle concentrationPara positionPhenylurea compoundsS-triazineAlkylamino groupSubstituentsSmall libraryHydrophobic linkerMolecular rulerHydrophilic domainsNonspecific bindingChargeCompetitive inhibitor
1998
Synthesis and characterization of an internal emission standard and applications to fluorescence studies of photosystem II
Schweitzer R, Brudvig G. Synthesis and characterization of an internal emission standard and applications to fluorescence studies of photosystem II. Biopolymers 1998, 2: 167-171. DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6343(1996)2:3<167::aid-bspy3>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChelate complexesFluorescence intensityFluorescence measurementsDiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid derivativeTerbium luminescenceAqueous phaseTerbium emissionAcid derivativesPyrimidine ringComplexesPhotosystem II functionLow temperaturePhotosynthetic organismsLow absorptionCryogenic temperaturesLanthanidesDifferent samplesLigandsSynthesisLuminescenceTerbiumTemperatureDerivativesPurificationEmission standards
1989
Molecular basis of the heat denaturation of photosystem II.
Thompson L, Blaylock R, Sturtevant J, Brudvig G. Molecular basis of the heat denaturation of photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 6686-95. PMID: 2675973, DOI: 10.1021/bi00442a023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential scanning calorimetryPSII complexesMembrane proteinsMn complexesAntenna proteinsThermal gel analysisElectron paramagnetic resonance measurementsGel analysisMembrane protein complexesMajor membrane proteinParamagnetic resonance measurementsElectron transport chainRelease of MnWater oxidationA2 peakHydroxide ionPSII membranesProtein complexesAqueous phaseComponent essentialSolubility propertiesDSC studiesMolecular basisEPR experimentsPSII core