The semiquinone-iron complex of photosystem II: Structural insights from ESR and theoretical simulation; evidence that the native ligand to the non-heme iron is carbonate

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2024-2033

  Cox, Nicholas ^a   Jin, Lu ^a   Jaszewski, Adrian ^a   Smith, Paul J ^a   Krausz, Elmars ^a   Rutherford, A William ^b   Pace, Ron ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON COMPLEX; LIGAND; SEMIQUINONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTOSYSTEM II; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ABSORPTION; BENZOQUINONES; CARBONATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; LIGANDS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; QUANTUM THEORY; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349928560     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.033     Document Type: Article

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