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Engineering model proteins for Photosystem II function

Date

Authors

Wydrzynski, Thomas

Hillier, Warwick

Conlan, Brendon

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Abstract

Our knowledge of Photosystem II and the molecular mechanism of oxygen production are rapidly advancing. The time is now ripe to exploit this knowledge and use it as a blueprint for the development of light-driven catalysts, ultimately for the splitting of water into O2 and H2. In this article, we outline the background and our approach to this technological application through the reverse engineering of Photosystem II into model proteins.

Keywords

Keywords: hydrogen; oxygen; protein; water; chemical structure; chemistry; metabolism; methodology; photosystem II; protein engineering; review; Hydrogen; Models, Molecular; Oxygen; Photosystem II Protein Complex; Protein Engineering; Proteins; Water Biocatalyst; H2 production; Photosystem II; Protein engineering; Water splitting

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56548

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Photosynthesis Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s11120-007-9271-0

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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