A model for the water-oxidation and recovery systems of the oxygen-evolving complex

Takeshi Yatabe, Mitsuhiro Kikkawa, Takahiro Matsumoto, Hidetaka Nakai, Kenji Kaneko, Seiji Ogo

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3063-3071
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume43
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 28 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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