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
1989
Characterization of the multiple forms of cytochrome b559 in photosystem II.
Thompson L, Miller A, Buser C, de Paula J, Brudvig G. Characterization of the multiple forms of cytochrome b559 in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 8048-56. PMID: 2557895, DOI: 10.1021/bi00446a012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytochrome b559PSII membranesPhotosystem II protein complexUntreated PSII membranesExtrinsic polypeptidesLow-temperature photooxidationMn complexesPSII samplesEPR spectroscopyLigand fieldRedox titrationRedox formsEPR signalPhotosystem IIB559ComplexesThylakoid membranesPhotooxidationSpectroscopyProtein complexesUnique abilityMembraneTitrationConformationRemoval