The photosystem II core complex is the water: plastoquinone oxidoreductase of oxygenic
photosynthesis situated in the thylakoid membrane of cyanobacteria, algae and plants. It …

The fundamental photochemical reaction of photosynthetic energy conversion, which
transforms the photon energy of light in chemical free energy, takes places in a membrane …

This mini-review briefly summarizes our current knowledge on the reaction pattern of light-
driven water splitting and the structure of Photosystem II that acts as a water: plastoquinone …

Density functional theory was used to study the impact of hydrogen bonding on the p-
benzosemiquinone radical anion BQ•-in coordination with water or alcohol molecules. After …

This chapter reviews our current state of knowledge on the primary electron transfer in
Photosystem II (PS II). Properties of chlorophyll (Chl) a in solution and the basic features of …

The flux of reducing equivalents out of Photosystem II (PS II) occurs through the two-electron
gate function catalyzed by the iron-quinone complex on the acceptor side. The mechanism …

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR)
techniques were used to investigate the electronic structure of the primary (QA−⋅) and …

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron-nuclear double resonance studies of
the photosystem (PS) I quinone acceptor, A 1, in phylloquinone biosynthetic pathway …

High magnetic-field electron paramagnetic resonance (HFEPR) has been extensively
applied to the study of photosynthetic reaction centers. HFEPR experiments have provided …

To analyze a possible correlation between the extent of reoxidation and protein dynamics,
fluorometric and Mössbauer spectroscopic measurements were performed in photosystem II …