Density functional theory calculations on the dielectric constant dependence of the oxidation potential of chlorophyll: Implication for the high potential of P680 in photosystem II

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 8865-8872

  Hasegawa, Koji ^a   Noguchi, Takumi ^b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOMERS; OXIDATION; PERMITTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROTEINS; REDOX REACTIONS; WATER; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PHOTOSYSTEM II (PSII); POLARIZABLE CONTINUUM MODEL; PRIMARY DONOR CHLOROPHYLL (CHI); REDOX POTENTIAL;

CHLOROPHYLL;

AMINO ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; MONOMER; PROTEIN P680; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; POTENTIOMETRY;

EID: 20544455110     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi050273c     Document Type: Article

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