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- Abi Ghaida, Fatima, et al.
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Enzymatic N2 activation : general discussion
- 2023
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Ingår i: Faraday discussions. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1359-6640 .- 1364-5498. ; 243, s. 287-295
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Tidskriftsartikel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Pullen, Sonja, et al.
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SolEn for a Sustainable Future : Developing and Teaching a Multidisciplinary Course on Solar Energy To Further Sustainable Education in Chemistry
- 2014
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Ingår i: Journal of Chemical Education. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0021-9584 .- 1938-1328. ; 91:10, s. 1569-1573
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The high demand for the integration of sustainable topics into university curricula presents new challenges for the way chemistry is traditionally taught. New teaching concepts are required that consider and connect different disciplines to achieve a higher student awareness of the importance of these topics for humanity, the environment, and the future of our planet. This article describes a uniquely multidisciplinary graduate course on solar energy; the course may serve as an example of how to incorporate sustainable topics into chemistry programs, and as a starting point from which to build for others. It combines different scientific, industrial, political, and humanitarian approaches to the topic and provides a broad overview of one of the main future energy resources. New teaching methods are introduced, combined, and evaluated with respect to their effectiveness for a sustainable education within science and, in particular, chemistry. The success of this new course concept is demonstrated by high student satisfaction in a trial course evaluation and impressive exam results.
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- Sjöholm, Johannes, et al.
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The protonation state around Tyr(D)/Tyr((D)) over dot in photosystem II is reflected in its biphasic oxidation kinetics
- 2017
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Ingår i: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0005-2728 .- 1879-2650. ; 1858:2, s. 147-155
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The tyrosine residue D2-Tyr160 (Tyr(D)) in photosystem II (PSII) can be oxidized through charge equilibrium with the oxygen evolving complex in PSII. The kinetics of the electron transfer from Tyr(D) has been followed using time resolved EPR spectroscopy after triggering the oxidation of pre-reduced Tyr(D) by a short laser flash. After its oxidation Tyro is observed as a neutral radical (Tyr((D)) over dot) indicating that the oxidation is coupled to a deprotonation event. The redox state of Tyro was reported to be determined by the two water positions identified in the crystal structure of PSII [Saito et al. (2013) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110, 7690]. To assess the mechanism of the proton coupled electron transfer of Tyr(D) the oxidation kinetics has been followed in the presence of deuterated buffers, thereby resolving the kinetic isotope effect (KIE) of Tyro oxidation at different H/D concentrations. Two kinetic phases of Tyro oxidation - the fast phase (msec-sec time range) and the slow phase (tens of seconds time range) were resolved as was previously reported [Vass and Styring (1991) Biochemistry 30, 830]. In the presence of deuterated buffers the kinetics was significantly slower compared to normal buffers. Furthermore, although the kinetics were faster at both high pH and pD values the observed KIE was found to be similar (similar to 2.4) over the whole pL range investigated. We assign the fast and slow oxidation phases to two populations of PSII centers with different water positions, proximal and distal respectively, and discuss possible deprotonation events in the vicinity of Tyro.
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