Shedding light on primary donors in photosynthetic reaction centers

MJ Gorka, A Baldansuren, A Malnati, E Gruszecki… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
Sunday, February 20, 2022 103a donor is controlled by its redox and electronic properties,
which in turn are controlled almost exclusively by the surrounding protein matrix. In this …

Molecular lignin solubility and structure in organic solvents

JV Vermaas, MF Crowley… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Lignin, a polymer found in the secondary plant cell wall of terrestrial plants, is the single
largest source of renewable aromatics and has attracted considerable attention as a …

Atomic-level description of protein–lipid interactions using an accelerated membrane model

JL Baylon, JV Vermaas, MP Muller, MJ Arcario… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Peripheral membrane proteins are structurally diverse proteins that are involved in
fundamental cellular processes. Their activity of these proteins is frequently modulated …

[HTML][HTML] The aprotic electrochemistry of quinones

RC Prince, PL Dutton, MR Gunner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quinones play important roles in biological electron transfer reactions in almost all
organisms, with specific roles in many physiological processes and chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Partition, orientation and mobility of ubiquinones in a lipid bilayer

VV Galassi, GM Arantes - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ubiquinone is the universal mobile charge carrier involved in biological electron transfer
processes. Its redox properties and biological function depend on the molecular partition …

Membrane-bound model of the ternary complex between factor VIIa/tissue factor and factor X

MP Muller, A Mortenson, JC Sedzro, PC Wen… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Formation of the extrinsic complex (EC) on cell surfaces is the event that triggers the
coagulation cascade. Tissue factor (TF) and factor VIIa (FVIIa) form the EC together with …

Synthesis, electrochemical and anti-microbial study of 2, 5-diamino benzoquinones

A Asha, S Suma - Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Fifteen symmetric and unsymmetric 2, 5-diamino benzoquinones have been
synthesized and their electrochemical activity was studied by cyclic voltammetry. Presence …

Introduction of the Menaquinone Biosynthetic Pathway into Rhodobacter sphaeroides and de Novo Synthesis of Menaquinone for Incorporation into Heterologously …

D Jun, T Richardson-Sanchez, A Mahey… - ACS Synthetic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Quinones are redox-active molecules that transport electrons and protons in organelles and
cell membranes during respiration and photosynthesis. In addition to the fundamental …

Microscopic characterization of membrane transporter function by in silico modeling and simulation

JV Vermaas, N Trebesch, CG Mayne… - Methods in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane transporters mediate one of the most fundamental processes in biology. They are
the main gatekeepers controlling active traffic of materials in a highly selective and regulated …

Q-Band Electron-Nuclear Double Resonance Reveals Out-of-Plane Hydrogen Bonds Stabilize an Anionic Ubisemiquinone in Cytochrome bo3 from Escherichia coli

C Sun, AT Taguchi, JV Vermaas, NJ Beal… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
The respiratory cytochrome bo 3 ubiquinol oxidase from Escherichia coli has a high-affinity
ubiquinone binding site that stabilizes the one-electron reduced ubisemiquinone (SQH) …