Does functional photosytem II complex have an oxygen channel?

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Authors

Anderson, Jan

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Photosystem II complex (PSII) of thylakoid membranes uses light energy to oxidise extremely stable water and produce oxygen (2H2O→O2+4H++4e-). PSII is compared with cytochrome c oxidase that catalyses the opposite reaction coupled to proton translocatio

Keywords

Keywords: aquaporin; chlorophyll; cytochrome c oxidase; manganese; oxygen; pheophytin; radical; water; chlorophyll; cytochrome c oxidase; manganese; oxygen; P 680; P-680; pheophytin; singlet oxygen; article; catalysis; chemical reaction; light; molecule; nonhuman; Cytochrome c oxidase; Oxygen channel; P680+; Photosystem II; Singlet O2; Structure-function relationship

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/89354

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ANU Research Publications

Source

FEBS Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0014-5793(00)02358-9

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2037-12-31

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