Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy

C Berthomieu, R Hienerwadel - Photosynthesis research, 2009 - Springer
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy probes the vibrational properties of amino
acids and cofactors, which are sensitive to minute structural changes. The lack of specificity …

The manganese complex of photosystem II in its reaction cycle—basic framework and possible realization at the atomic level

H Dau, M Haumann - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic water oxidation proceeds at a pentanuclear Mn4Ca complex bound to amino
acid residues in the interior of photosystem II (PSII). It involves the binding of two water …

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structure of photosystem II from the mesophilic cyanobacterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

CJ Gisriel, J Wang, J Liu, DA Flesher… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Photosystem II (PSII) enables global-scale, light-driven water oxidation. Genetic
manipulation of PSII from the mesophilic cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 has …

Actinide-uranium single-atom catalysis for electrochemical nitrogen fixation

T Chen, T Liu, B Pang, T Ding, W Zhang, X Shen, D Wu… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Actinide-based catalysts have been regarded as promising candidates for N 2 fixation owing
to their unique 5f orbital with flexible oxidation states. Herein, we report for the first time the …

Support amorphization engineering regulates single-atom Ru as an electron pump for nitrogen photofixation

P Liu, Z Huang, S Yang, J Du, Y Zhang, R Cao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom photocatalysts exhibit great potential for converting solar energy into value-
added chemicals or fuels, but the insufficient efficiency of charge transfer from light …

[HTML][HTML] Structural models of the manganese complex of photosystem II and mechanistic implications

A Grundmeier, H Dau - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2012 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic water oxidation and O2 formation are catalyzed by a Mn4Ca complex bound
to the proteins of photosystem II (PSII). The catalytic site, including the inorganic …

Amplified Single-Atom U–O Interfacial Effect Originated from U 5f-O 2p Hybridization over UOx/GO for Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

T Chen, H Dong, T Liu, L Zhou, D Fu, B Pang… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Uranium-based catalysts have been regarded as promising candidates for N2 fixation owing
to the low-valent uranium metal active sites possessing the ability to enhance the electron …

[HTML][HTML] Eight steps preceding O–O bond formation in oxygenic photosynthesis—a basic reaction cycle of the photosystem II manganese complex

H Dau, M Haumann - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2007 - Elsevier
In oxygenic photosynthesis, water is split at a Mn4Ca complex bound to the proteins of
photosystem II (PSII). Powered by four quanta of visible light, four electrons and four protons …

Asymmetrical π back-donation of hetero-dicationic Mo4+-Mo6+ pairs for enhanced electrochemical nitrogen reduction

H Tan, Q Ji, C Wang, H Duan, Y Kong, Y Wang, S Feng… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
The breaking of nonpolar N≡ N bond of dinitrogen is the biggest dilemma for
electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) application, driving electron migration …

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 …