2023
Redox leveling of the Kok cycle of photosystem II established by water ligand binding to the oxygen evolving complex
Liu J, Yang K, Brudvig G, Batista V. Redox leveling of the Kok cycle of photosystem II established by water ligand binding to the oxygen evolving complex. Biophysical Journal 2023, 122: 199a-200a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.1210.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure
Amin M, Kaur D, Gunner M, Brudvig G. Toward understanding the S2-S3 transition in the Kok cycle of Photosystem II: Lessons from Sr-substituted structure. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2021, 133: 108890. DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDensity functional theoryS3 transitionPhotosystem IIWater oxidation mechanismS2-S3 transitionKok cycleOxidation mechanismContinuum electrostaticsHydrogen fuelFunctional theoryS2 stateSolar energyArtificial systemsCatalystDeprotonationWaterMn4CalculationsElectrostaticsSr2OxygenEnergeticsTransitionFuelStructure
2020
Cryo-EM Structure of Monomeric Photosystem II from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Lacking the Water-Oxidation Complex
Gisriel C, Zhou K, Huang H, Debus R, Xiong Y, Brudvig G. Cryo-EM Structure of Monomeric Photosystem II from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Lacking the Water-Oxidation Complex. Joule 2020, 4: 2131-2148. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOxygen-evolving complexPhotosystem II enzymeWater oxidation complexWater oxidationMetal clustersMechanism of photoactivationActive siteMonomeric photosystem IIPhotosystem IICryo-EM structureStructural rearrangementsComplexesPhotoactivationSynechocystis spPeripheral subunitsCationsComputational techniquesOxidationOverall biogenesisStructureMesophilic cyanobacteriumOxygenPCC 6803II enzymesPSII
2011
Anodic deposition of a robust iridium-based water-oxidation catalyst from organometallic precursors
Blakemore J, Schley N, Olack G, Incarvito C, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Anodic deposition of a robust iridium-based water-oxidation catalyst from organometallic precursors. Chemical Science 2011, 2: 94-98. DOI: 10.1039/c0sc00418a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater oxidation catalystsOrganometallic precursorsAnodic depositionRobust water oxidation catalystsLight-driven oxidationInorganic heterogeneous catalystsArtificial photosynthesisWater oxidationCatalyst materialsHeterogeneous catalystsFour-electronAqueous solutionCatalystPhotosystem IIOxidationPrecursorsSustainable sourceElectrodepositionIridiumDepositionMaterialsComplexesReactionOxygenAqua
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
1989
Modeling the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II. Redox chemistry and ligand binding of biologically relevant manganese tetramers
Thorp H, Kulawiec R, Brudvig G, Crabtree R. Modeling the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II. Redox chemistry and ligand binding of biologically relevant manganese tetramers. Journal Of Inorganic Biochemistry 1989, 36: 226. DOI: 10.1016/0162-0134(89)84235-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research