Mimicking the electron transfer chain in photosystem II with a molecular triad thermodynamically capable of water oxidation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 15578-15583

  Megiatto, Jackson D ^a   Antoniuk Pablant, Antaeres ^a   Sherman, Benjamin D ^a   Kodis, Gerdenis ^a   Gervaldo, Miguel ^b   Moore, Thomas A ^a   Moore, Ana L ^a   Gust, Devens ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biomimicry; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE PHENOL SECONDARY ELECTRON DONOR; BENZONITRILE; HISTIDINE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PENTAFLUOROPHENYL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PORPHYRIN; TETRACYANOPORPHYRIN ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER OXIDATION;

EID: 84866853538     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1118348109     Document Type: Article

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