Manganese clusters with relevance to photosystem II

S Mukhopadhyay, SK Mandal, S Bhaduri… - Chemical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
A tetramanganese cluster (Mn4) resides at the active site of photosystem II (PSII) in green
plants and in certain bacteria and algae. It catalyzes the light-driven water oxidation reaction …

[HTML][HTML] FTIR studies of metal ligands, networks of hydrogen bonds, and water molecules near the active site Mn4CaO5 cluster in Photosystem II

RJ Debus - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2015 - Elsevier
The photosynthetic conversion of water to molecular oxygen is catalyzed by the Mn 4 CaO 5
cluster in Photosystem II and provides nearly our entire supply of atmospheric oxygen. The …

High‐performance transparent and flexible triboelectric nanogenerators based on PDMS‐PTFE composite films

GZ Li, GG Wang, DM Ye, XW Zhang… - Advanced Electronic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is commonly used as the negative friction layer of
triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) which can harvest ubiquitous mechanical energy …

Light-Induced Structural Changes in a Putative Blue-Light Receptor with a Novel FAD Binding Fold Sensor of Blue-Light Using FAD (BLUF); Slr1694 of Synechocystis …

S Masuda, K Hasegawa, A Ishii, T Ono - Biochemistry, 2004 - ACS Publications
The sensor of blue-light using FAD (BLUF) domain is the flavin-binding fold categorized to a
new class of blue-light sensing domain found in AppA from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and …

Evidence from FTIR Difference Spectroscopy That D1-Asp61 Influences the Water Reactions of the Oxygen-Evolving Mn4CaO5 Cluster of Photosystem II

RJ Debus - Biochemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Understanding the mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation requires characterizing the
reactions of the water molecules that serve as substrate or that otherwise interact with the …

Protein ligation of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center

RJ Debus - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic water oxidation is catalyzed by a unique Mn4Ca cluster in Photosystem II.
The ligation environment of the Mn4Ca cluster optimizes the cluster's reactivity at each step …

Evidence that the C-Terminus of the D1 Polypeptide of Photosystem II is Ligated to the Manganese Ion that Undergoes Oxidation During the S1 to S2 Transition:  An …

HA Chu, W Hillier, RJ Debus - Biochemistry, 2004 - ACS Publications
Isotope-edited FTIR difference spectroscopy was employed to determine if the C-terminal α-
COO-group of the D1 polypeptide ligates the (Mn) 4 cluster in photosystem II (PSII) and, if so …

Self-lubrication and tribological properties of polymer composites containing lubricant

SJ Lee, GM Kim, CL Kim - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The purpose of this study was to improve the tribological properties of polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS) by mixing lubricants into it. The chemical composition, physical/chemical bonding …

FTIR detection of water reactions in the oxygen-evolving centre of photosystem II

T Noguchi - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Flash-induced Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy has been used to
study the water-oxidizing reactions in the oxygen-evolving centre of photosystem II …

[HTML][HTML] Fourier transform infrared difference and time-resolved infrared detection of the electron and proton transfer dynamics in photosynthetic water oxidation

T Noguchi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2015 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic water oxidation, which provides the electrons necessary for CO 2 reduction
and releases O 2 and protons, is performed at the Mn 4 CaO 5 cluster in photosystem II …