The structure of photosystem II and the mechanism of water oxidation in photosynthesis

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-48

  Shen, Jian Ren ^a,b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Membrane proteins; Oxygen evolution; Photosynthesis; Photosystem II; S state; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

CALCIUM; MANGANESE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYSTEM II; WATER;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT;

CALCIUM; MANGANESE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANTS; WATER;

EID: 84928889222     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120129     Document Type: Article

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