Substitution of a Chlorophyll into the Inactive Branch Pheophytin-Binding Site Impairs Charge Separation in Photosystem II

2004 ◽  
Vol 108 (43) ◽  
pp. 16904-16911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Xiong ◽  
Michael Seibert ◽  
Alexey V. Gusev ◽  
Michael R. Wasielewski ◽  
Craig Hemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Charge Separation

Iron-Blocking the High-Affinity Mn-Binding Site in Photosystem II Facilitates Identification of the Type of Hydrogen Bond Participating in Proton-Coupled Electron Transport via YZ•†

Biochemistry ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (28) ◽  
pp. 9746-9757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris K. Semin ◽  
Elena R. Lovyagina ◽  
Kirill N. Timofeev ◽  
Ilya I. Ivanov ◽  
Andrei B. Rubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
High Affinity

scholarly journals Exciton-vibrational resonance and dynamics of charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 5195-5208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin ◽  
Elisabet Romero ◽  
Javier Prior ◽  
Rienk van Grondelle
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Photosystem Ii ◽  
Excitation Energy ◽  
Reaction Center ◽  
Charge Separation ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Vibrational Resonance ◽  
Laser Experiment

A mixing of the exciton and charge transfer states promoted by a resonant vibrational quantum allows faster penetration of excitation energy into the primary photoproduct in the photosystem II reaction center both in laser experiment and under natural conditions.

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