Reaction pattern and mechanism of light induced oxidative water splitting in photosynthesis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1767, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 458-471

  Renger, Gernot ^a   Kühn, Philipp ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

P680; Photosystem II; Proton coupled electron transfer; Redox active tyrosine; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

PROTON; WATER;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE WATER SPLITTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SPINACH; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BONDING; KINETICS; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS; TYROSINE; WATER;

EID: 34249805706     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.12.004     Document Type: Review

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