2002
Structure-Based Kinetic Modeling of Excited-State Transfer and Trapping in Histidine-Tagged Photosystem II Core Complexes from Synechocystis †
Vassiliev S, Lee C, Brudvig G, Bruce D. Structure-Based Kinetic Modeling of Excited-State Transfer and Trapping in Histidine-Tagged Photosystem II Core Complexes from Synechocystis †. Biochemistry 2002, 41: 12236-12243. PMID: 12356326, DOI: 10.1021/bi0262597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPSII core complexesFluorescence decay kineticsCharge separationRadical pairPhotosystem IIKinetic modelPhotosystem II core complexReaction centersFluorescence decayDecay kineticsII core complexesExcited-state dynamicsExcitation energy transferPrimary radical pairEnergy levelsStatic disorder modelElectron transferCharge stabilizationEnergy level modelExcited-state transferPSII preparationsStructure-based kinetic modelCore complexExponential decay componentsSimple kinetic model
2000
Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †
Tracewell C, Cua A, Stewart D, Bocian D, Brudvig G. Characterization of Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Photooxidation in Photosystem II †. Biochemistry 2000, 40: 193-203. PMID: 11141071, DOI: 10.1021/bi001992o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarotenoidsChlorophyllCyanobacteriaElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyFree RadicalsLight-Harvesting Protein ComplexesOxidation-ReductionPhotosynthetic Reaction Center Complex ProteinsPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredSpectrum Analysis, RamanSpinacia oleraceaTemperatureThylakoidsConceptsSpinach PSII membranesPSII core complexesPSII membranesIR bandsElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyAccessory chlorophyllPhotosystem IIParamagnetic resonance spectroscopyResonance Raman bandsPrevious spectroscopic studiesCation radicalsRaman difference spectroscopySpectroscopic studiesAlternate electron donorsElectron donorInfrared absorbanceCharacterization of carotenoidsRaman bandsResonance spectroscopyDifference spectroscopyHeme cofactorProtein conformersCore complexDifferent stabilitiesMultiphasic kinetics
1998
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Measurements of Photosystem II: The Effect of Quenching by Oxidized Chlorophyll Z
Schweitzer R, Melkozernov A, Blankenship R, Brudvig G. Time-Resolved Fluorescence Measurements of Photosystem II: The Effect of Quenching by Oxidized Chlorophyll Z. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry B 1998, 102: 8320-8326. DOI: 10.1021/jp982098y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExciton equilibrationChlorophyll ZPhotosystem IIFluorescence measurementsSpinach PSII membranesCore antennaNanosecond decay componentTime-resolved fluorescence spectroscopyTime-resolved fluorescence measurementsPSII core complexesSteady-state fluorescence intensityPSII membranesChlZFluorescence spectroscopyLHCII antennaEffective quencherCore antenna chlorophyllsFluorescence decay timePotent quencher