Current understanding of the mechanism of water oxidation in photosystem II and its relation to XFEL data
The investigation of water oxidation in photosynthesis has remained a central topic in
biochemical research for the last few decades due to the importance of this catalytic process …
biochemical research for the last few decades due to the importance of this catalytic process …
The O2-Evolving Complex of Photosystem II: Recent Insights from Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM), Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure …
Conspectus Efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation may open a way to produce
energy from renewable solar power. In biology, generation of fuel due to water oxidation …
energy from renewable solar power. In biology, generation of fuel due to water oxidation …
Structures of the intermediates of Kok's photosynthetic water oxidation clock
Inspired by the period-four oscillation in flash-induced oxygen evolution of photosystem II
discovered by Joliot in 1969, Kok performed additional experiments and proposed a five …
discovered by Joliot in 1969, Kok performed additional experiments and proposed a five …
Untangling the sequence of events during the S2 → S3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism
In oxygenic photosynthesis, light-driven oxidation of water to molecular oxygen is carried out
by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PS II). Recently, we reported the …
by the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) in photosystem II (PS II). Recently, we reported the …
Alternative Mechanism for O2 Formation in Natural Photosynthesis via Nucleophilic Oxo–Oxo Coupling
O2 formation in photosystem II (PSII) is a vital event on Earth, but the exact mechanism
remains unclear. The presently prevailing theoretical model is “radical coupling”(RC) …
remains unclear. The presently prevailing theoretical model is “radical coupling”(RC) …
Missing pieces in the puzzle of biological water oxidation
DA Pantazis - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The sunlight-powered oxidation of water by photosystem II (PSII) of algae, plants, and
cyanobacteria underpins the energy conversion processes that sustain most life on our …
cyanobacteria underpins the energy conversion processes that sustain most life on our …
Does serial femtosecond crystallography depict state-specific catalytic intermediates of the oxygen-evolving complex?
Recent advances in serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) of photosystem II (PSII),
enabled by X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), provided the first geometric models of distinct …
enabled by X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), provided the first geometric models of distinct …
A mechanism for water splitting and oxygen production in photosynthesis
J Barber - Nature plants, 2017 - nature.com
Sunlight is absorbed and converted to chemical energy by photosynthetic organisms. At the
heart of this process is the most fundamental reaction on Earth, the light-driven splitting of …
heart of this process is the most fundamental reaction on Earth, the light-driven splitting of …
Bioinspired Active Site with a Coordination-Adaptive Organosulfonate Ligand for Catalytic Water Oxidation at Neutral pH
Many enzymes use adaptive frameworks to preorganize substrates, accommodate various
structural and electronic demands of intermediates, and accelerate related catalysis …
structural and electronic demands of intermediates, and accelerate related catalysis …
Proton exit pathways surrounding the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II
Photosystem II allows water to be the primary electron source for the photosynthetic electron
transfer chain. Water is oxidized to dioxygen at the Oxygen Evolving Complex (OEC), a Mn 4 …
transfer chain. Water is oxidized to dioxygen at the Oxygen Evolving Complex (OEC), a Mn 4 …