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
1999
A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II
Limburg J, Vrettos J, Liable-Sands L, Rheingold A, Crabtree R, Brudvig G. A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O2-Evolving Complex in Photosystem II. Science 1999, 283: 1524-1527. PMID: 10066173, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5407.1524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular oxygenPhotosystem IIO bond formationPhotosynthetic water oxidationWater oxidationManganese dimerBond formationOxygen atomsActive siteIsotope labelingManganese ionsOxygenPhotosynthesisWaterSodium hypochloriteOxidationIonsFormationAtomsDimersComplexesO2Functional modelConversionHypochlorite
1992
Calcium binding site(s) of Photosystem II as probed by lanthanides
Bakou A, Buser C, Dandulakis G, Brudvig G, Ghanotakis D. Calcium binding site(s) of Photosystem II as probed by lanthanides. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1992, 1099: 131-136. DOI: 10.1016/0005-2728(92)90209-k.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Mechanism of irreversible inhibition of O2 evolution in photosystem II by Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.
Rickert K, Sears J, Beck W, Brudvig G. Mechanism of irreversible inhibition of O2 evolution in photosystem II by Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane. Biochemistry 1991, 30: 7888-94. PMID: 1651110, DOI: 10.1021/bi00246a003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMn complexesPSII membranesRate of reactionO2 evolutionLow-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopyElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyElectron donation reactionsPhotosystem IIElectron donation abilityParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyOxidation stateTris treatmentResonance spectroscopyS1 stateDark reactionTriIrreversible inhibitionReactionComplexesAminesIonsO2Effect of TrisMn2Spectroscopy
1989
Location and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II.
Innes J, Brudvig G. Location and magnetic relaxation properties of the stable tyrosine radical in photosystem II. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 1116-25. PMID: 2540815, DOI: 10.1021/bi00429a028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsChlorophyllElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsKineticsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesMathematicsMicrowavesModels, MolecularModels, TheoreticalMyoglobinPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexPlant ProteinsProtein ConformationRhodobacter sphaeroidesThermodynamicsTyrosineWhalesConceptsMetal ionsPSII membranesPhotosystem IIProtein surfaceMicrowave power saturationReaction centersRaman relaxation mechanismMagnetic relaxation propertiesFree radicalsRelaxation enhancementDipolar relaxation enhancementIonsMembrane surfaceRelaxation propertiesSpin-lattice relaxationComplexesDipolar interactionsRadicalsRhodobacter sphaeroidesProtein structureD2 subunitsPower saturationDy3Relaxation mechanismSurface
1987
The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II
Brudvig G. The tetranuclear manganese complex of Photosystem II. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1987, 19: 91-104. PMID: 3034873, DOI: 10.1007/bf00762719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManganese complexesElectron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studiesManganese ionsS2 stateTetranuclear manganese complexPhotosystem IIFour-electron oxidationIntermediate oxidation statesDisplacement of O2Coordination chemistryOxidation stateO bondSpectroscopic studiesS4 stateMagnetic propertiesComplexesIonsLike structureManganeseMn4O4ChemistryStructureBondsOxidationProperties