Nano-sized manganese-calcium cluster in photosystem II

Cyanobacteria, algae, and plants are the manufacturers that release O 2 via water oxidation during photosynthesis. Since fossil resources are running out, researchers are now actively trying to use the natural catalytic center of water oxidation found in the photosystem II (PS II) reaction center of...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Moscow) 2014-04, Vol.79 (4), p.324-336
Main Authors: Najafpour, M. M., Ghobadi, M. Z., Haghighi, B., Eaton-Rye, J. J., Tomo, T., Shen, J. -R., Allakhverdiev, S. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Biomimetics
Bioorganic Chemistry
Calcium
Calcium - chemistry
Calcium - metabolism
Cyanobacteria
Fossils
Genetic aspects
Life Sciences
Manganese
Manganese - chemistry
Manganese - metabolism
Manganese compounds
Microbiology
Nanostructures - chemistry
Oxidation
Oxidation-Reduction
Particle Size
Photosynthesis
Photosystem II
Photosystem II Protein Complex - chemistry
Photosystem II Protein Complex - metabolism
Physiological aspects
Properties
Review
Water - chemistry
Water - metabolism
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Summary:Cyanobacteria, algae, and plants are the manufacturers that release O 2 via water oxidation during photosynthesis. Since fossil resources are running out, researchers are now actively trying to use the natural catalytic center of water oxidation found in the photosystem II (PS II) reaction center of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms to synthesize a biomimetic supercatalyst for water oxidation. Success in this area of research will transcend the current bottleneck for the development of energy-conversion schemes based on sunlight. In this review, we go over the structure and function of the water-oxidizing complex (WOC) found in Nature by focusing on the recent advances made by the international research community dedicated to achieve the goal of artificial water splitting based on the WOC of PS II.
ISSN:0006-2979
1608-3040
DOI:10.1134/S0006297914040026