2014
Photoelectrochemical oxidation of a turn-on fluorescent probe mediated by a surface MnII catalyst covalently attached to TiO2 nanoparticles
Durrell A, Li G, Koepf M, Young K, Negre C, Allen L, McNamara W, Song H, Batista V, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. Photoelectrochemical oxidation of a turn-on fluorescent probe mediated by a surface MnII catalyst covalently attached to TiO2 nanoparticles. Journal Of Catalysis 2014, 310: 37-44. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2013.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisible light illuminationTwo-proton oxidationHigh fluorescence quantum yieldFluorescence quantum yieldMultielectron chemistryOrganic linkersSustained photocurrentManganese complexesEffective photoanodeTiO2 electrodeNew photoanodesPhotoelectrochemical oxidationFluorescent behaviorTwo-electronBare TiO2TiO2 nanoparticlesFluorescent probeFluorescent compoundsQuantum yieldNanomolar sensitivityOxidationPhotoanodeExcellent substrateSubstrate oxidationReal-time monitoring
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