Photosynthetic water oxidation: The role of tyrosine radicals

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1655, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Nugent, Jonathan H A ^a   Ball, Richard J ^a   Evans, Michael C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance; EPR; LBHB; Low barrier hydrogen bonds; Manganese; Oxygen evolution; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; PSII; Tyrosine; Water oxidation; Water oxidising complex; WOC

Indexed keywords

RADICAL; TYROSINE; WATER;

ELECTRON; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; REVIEW;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FREE RADICALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MANGANESE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; TYROSINE; WATER;

EID: 1942472517     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2003.09.015     Document Type: Review

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