Abstract
We propose a model for the water-oxidation and recovery systems of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of the photosystem II (PSII) enzyme. The whole system is constructed from two catalytic cycles, conducted as a tandem reaction: (i) a water-oxidation loop uses cerium(iv) ammonium nitrate as an oxidant to activate a dimanganese complex for water-oxidation and thereby liberate a molecule of O2 and (ii) a recovery loop begins with photoinhibition of the dimanganese complex but then uses O2 to reactivate the manganese centre. The net result is a catalytic water-oxidation catalyst that can use self-generated O2 for recovery.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3063-3071 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 28 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Inorganic Chemistry