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- Berggren, Gustav, et al.
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FTIR Study of Manganese Dimers with Carboxylate Donors As Model Complexes for the Water Oxidation Complex in Photosystem II
- 2012
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Ingår i: Inorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0020-1669 .- 1520-510X. ; 51:4, s. 2332-2337
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The carboxylate stretching frequencies of two high-valent, di-mu-oxido bridged, manganese dimers has been studied with IR spectroscopy in three different oxidation states. Both complexes contain one monodentate carboxylate donor to each Mn ion, in one complex, the carboxylate is coordinated perpendicular to the Mn-(mu-O)(2)-Mn plane, and in the other complex, the carboxylate is coordinated in the Mn-(mu-O)(2)-Mn plane. For both complexes, the difference between the asymmetric and the symmetric carboxylate stretching frequen-cies decrease for both the Mn-2(IV,IV) to Mn-2(III,IV) transition and the Mn-2(III,IV) to Mn-2(III,III) transition, with only minor differences observed between the two arrangements of the carboxylate ligand versus the Mn-(mu-O)(2)-Mn plane. The IR spectra also show that both carboxylate ligands are affected for each one electron reduction, i.e., the stretching frequency of the carboxylate coordinated to the Mn ion that is not reduced also shifts. These results are discussed in relation to FTIR studies of changes in carboxylate stretching frequencies in a one electron oxidation step of the water oxidation complex in Photosystem II.
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- Berggren, Gustav, et al.
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Mechanistic Studies on the Water-Oxidizing Reaction of Homogeneous Manganese-Based Catalysts : Isolation and Characterization of a Suggested Catalytic Intermediate
- 2011
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Ingår i: Inorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0020-1669 .- 1520-510X. ; 50:8, s. 3425-3430
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The synthesis, isolation, and characterization of two high-valent manganese dimers with isomeric ligands are reported. The complexes are synthesized and crystallized from solutions of low-valent precursors exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide. The crystal structures display centrosymmetric complexesconsisting of Mn2 IV,IV(μ-O)2 cores, with one ligand coordinating to each manganese. The ligands coordinate with the diaminoethane backbone, the carboxylate, and one of the two pyridines, while the second pyridine is noncoordinating. The activity of these complexes, under water oxidation conditions, is discussed in light of a proposed mechanism for water oxidation, in which this type of complexes have been suggested as a key intermediate.
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- Berggren, Gustav, et al.
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Synthesis and characterisation of low valent Mn-complexes as models for Mn-catalases
- 2010
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Ingår i: Dalton Transactions. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1477-9226 .- 1477-9234. ; 39:45, s. 11035-11044
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this work we report the synthesis of two novel manganese complexes, [L1(3)Mn(6)(II)](ClO4)(6) (1 center dot(ClO4)(6)) and [L2Mn(2)(II)(mu-OAc)(mu-Cl)](ClO4)(2) (2 center dot(ClO4)(2)), where L1(2-) is the 2,2'-(1,3-phenylenebis(methylene))bis-((2-(bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)ethyl)azanediyl)diacetic acid anion and L2 is N1,N1'-(1,3-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(N2,N2'-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine). The ligands Na(2)L1 and L2 are built on the same backbone, L2 only contains nitrogen donors, while two carboxylate arms have been introduced in Na(2)L1. The two complexes have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, EPR spectroscopy, and electrochemistry. X-Ray crystallography revealed that 1 is a manganese(II) hexamer and 2 is a manganese(II) dimer featuring an unprecedented mono-mu-acetato, mono-mu-chlorido bridging motif. The ability of the complexes to catalyse H2O2 disproportionation, thereby acting as models for manganese catalases, has been investigated and compared to the activity of two other related manganese complexes. The introduction of carboxylate donors in the ligands, leading to increased denticity, resulted in a drop in H2O2 disproportionation activity.
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- Chen, Guiying, et al.
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Electron paramagnetic resonance study of the electron transfer reactions in photosystem II membrane preparations from Arabidopsis thaliana
- 2011
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0005-2728 .- 1879-2650. ; 1807:2, s. 205-215
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Arabidopsis thaliana is widely used as a model organism in plant biology as its genome has been sequenced and transformation is known to be efficient. A large number of mutant lines and genomic resources are available for Arabidopsis. All this makes Arabidopsis a useful tool for studies of photosynthetic reactions in higher plants. In this study, photosystem II (PSII) enriched membranes were successfully isolated from thylakoids of Arabidopsis plants and for the first time the electron transfer cofactors in PSII were systematically studied using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. EPR signals from both of the donor and acceptor sides of PSII, as well as from auxiliary electron donors were recorded. From the acceptor side of PSII, EPR signals from Q(A)(-)Fe(2+) and Phe(-)Q(A)(-)Fe(2+) as well as from the free Phe(-) radical were observed. The multiline EPR signals from the S-0- and S-2-states of CaMn4Ox-cluster in the water oxidation complex were characterized. Moreover, split EPR signals, the interaction signals from Y-Z center dot and CaMn4Ox-cluster in the S-0-, S-1-, S-2-, and the S-3-state were induced by illumination of the PSII membranes at 5 K and characterized. In addition, EPR signals from auxiliary donors Y-D center dot, Chl(+) and cytochrome b(559) were observed. In total, we were able to detect about 20 different EPR signals covering all electron transfer components in PSII. Use of this spectroscopic platform opens a possibility to study PSII reactions in the library of mutants available in Arabidopsis.
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- Chen, Guiying, et al.
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Stability of the S(3) and S(2) State Intermediates in Photosystem II Directly Probed by EPR Spectroscopy
- 2012
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Ingår i: Biochemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0006-2960 .- 1520-4995. ; 51:1, s. 138-148
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The stability of the S(3) and S(2) states of the oxygen evolving complex in photosystem II (PSII) was directly probed by EPR spectroscopy in PSII membrane preparations from spinach in the presence of the exogenous electron acceptor PpBQ at 1, 10, and 20 degrees C. The decay of the S(3) state was followed in samples exposed to two flashes by measuring the split S(3) EPR signal induced by near-infrared illumination at 5 K. The decay of the S(2) state was followed in samples exposed to one flash by measuring the S(2) state multiline EPR signal. During the decay of the S(3) state, the S(2) state multiline EPR signal first increased and then decreased in amplitude. This shows that the decay of the S(3) state to the S(1) state occurs via the S(2) state. The decay of the S(3) state was biexponential with a fast kinetic phase with a few seconds decay half-time. This occurred in 10-20% of the PSII centers. The slow kinetic phase ranged from a decay half-time of 700 s (at 1 degrees C) to similar to 100 s (at 20 degrees C) in the remaining 80-90% of the centers. The decay of the S(2) state was also biphasic and showed quite similar kinetics to the decay of the S(3) state. Our experiments show that the auxiliary electron donor Y(D) was oxidized during the entire experiment. Thus, the reduced form of Y(D) does not participate to the fast decay of the S(2) and S(3) states we describe here. Instead, we suggest that the decay of the S(3) and S(2) states reflects electron transfer from the acceptor side of PSII to the donor side of PSII starting in the corresponding S state. It is proposed that this exists in equilibrium with Y(Z) according to S(3)Y(2) double left right arrow S(2)Y(Z)(.) in the case of the S(3) state decay and S(2)Y(Z) double left right arrow S(1)Y(Z)(.) in the case of the S(2) state decay. Two kinetic models are discussed, both developed with the assumption that the slow decay of the S(3) and S(2) states occurs in PSII centers where Y(Z) is also a fast donor to P(680)(+) working in the nanosecond time regime and that the fast decay of the S(3) and S(2) states occurs in centers where Y(Z) reduces P(680)(+) with slower microsecond kinetics. Our measurements also demonstrate that the split S(3) EPR signal can be used as a direct probe to the S(3) state and that it can provide important information about the redox properties of the S(3) state.
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- Grasse, Nicole, et al.
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Role of Novel Dimeric Photosystem II (PSII)-Psb27 Protein Complex in PSII Repair
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Biological Chemistry. - 0021-9258 .- 1083-351X. ; 286:34, s. 29548-29555
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The multisubunit membrane protein complex Photosystem II (PSII) catalyzes one of the key reactions in photosynthesis: the light-driven oxidation of water. Here, we focus on the role of the Psb27 assembly factor, which is involved in biogenesis and repair after light-induced damage of the complex. Weshow that Psb27 is essential for the survival of cyanobacterial cells grown under stress conditions. The combination of cold stress (30 degrees C) and high light stress (1000 mu mol of photons x m(-2) x s(-1)) led to complete inhibition of growth in a Delta psb27 mutant strain of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus, whereas wild-type cells continued to grow. Moreover, Psb27-containing PSII complexes became the predominant PSII species in preparations from wild-type cells grown under cold stress. Two different PSII-Psb27 complexes were isolated and characterized in this study. The first complex represents the known monomeric PSII-Psb27 species, which is involved in the assembly of PSII. Additionally, a novel dimeric PSII-Psb27 complex could be allocated in the repair cycle, i.e. in processes after inactivation of PSII, by (15)N pulse-label experiments followed by mass spectrometry analysis. Comparison with the corresponding PSII species from Delta psb27 mutant cells showed that Psb27 prevented the release of manganese from the previously inactivated complex. These results indicate a more complex role of the Psb27 protein within the life cycle of PSII, especially under stress conditions.
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- Hammarström, Leif, et al.
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Proton-coupled electron transfer of tyrosines in Photosystem II and model systems for artificial photosynthesis : the role of a redox-active link between catalyst and photosensitizer
- 2011
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Ingår i: Energy & Environmental Science. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1754-5692 .- 1754-5706. ; 4:7, s. 2379-2388
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Water oxidation in Photosystem II is dependent on a particular amino acid residue, Tyrosine(Z). This is a redox intermediate in steady state oxygen evolution and transfers electrons from the water splitting CaMn4 cluster to the central chlorophyll radical P-680(+). This Perspective discusses the functional principles of Tyrosine(Z) as a proton-coupled redox active link, as well as mechanistic studies of synthetic model systems and implications for artificial photosynthesis. Experimental studies of temperature dependence and kinetic isotope effects are important tools to understand these reactions. We emphasize the importance of proton transfer distance and hydrogen bond dynamics that are responsible for variation in the rate of PCET by several orders of magnitude. The mechanistic principles discussed and their functional significance are not limited to tyrosine and biological systems, but are important to take into account when constructing artificial photosynthetic systems. Of particular importance is the role of proton transfer management in water splitting and solar fuel catalysis.
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