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Back Cover: Two Interconvertible Structures that Explain the Spectroscopic Properties of the Oxygen‐Evolving Complex of Photosystem II in the S 2 State (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 39/2012)
Author(s) -
Pantazis Dimitrios A.,
Ames William,
Cox Nicholas,
Lubitz Wolfgang,
Neese Frank
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201206873
Subject(s) - photosystem ii , chemistry , oxygen evolving complex , cover (algebra) , spectroscopy , photosynthesis , oxygen , photosystem i , oxygen evolution , flexibility (engineering) , physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , electrochemistry , biochemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , electrode , statistics
The structural flexibility of water oxidase is demonstrated by a combination of quantum chemistry and spectroscopy. In their Communication on page 9935 ff., D. A. Pantazis, F. Neese et al. show that the core of the photosynthetic oxygen‐evolving complex exists in two interconvertible structures with distinct spectroscopic properties. This solves the puzzle of the two interconvertible signals in the S 2 oxidation state of the catalyst, and paves the way for a deeper understanding of its function.