Amphipol‐assisted purification method for the highly active and stable photosystem II supercomplex of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13394
Abstract: Photosystem II (PSII) splits water and drives electron transfer to plastoquinone via photochemical reactions using light energy. It is surrounded by light‐harvesting complex II (LHCII) to form the PSII–LHCII supercomplex. Complete characterization of its structure… read more here.
Keywords: method; photosystem; amphipol assisted; chlamydomonas reinhardtii ... See more keywords
Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation and Longevous Photoelectric Conversion by a Photosystem II Electrode
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DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202100911
Abstract: The immobilization of natural photosystem II (PSII) enzyme onto an artificial electrode offers an ingenious and promising avenue for semiartificial solar energy conversion. However, this process is significantly limited by the poor stability and the… read more here.
Keywords: electrode; photosystem; conversion; water oxidation ... See more keywords
Investigating the Structure and Dynamics of Apo‐Photosystem II
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DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900351
Abstract: Photosynthetic water oxidation is a model for future technologies employing solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Natural water oxidation is carried out by a special manganese catalyst, the water‐oxidizing complex (WOC), located… read more here.
Keywords: psii; water; photosystem; structure dynamics ... See more keywords
Connectivity between electron transport complexes and modulation of photosystem II activity in chloroplasts
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0349-z
Abstract: In chloroplasts, photosynthetic electron transport complexes interact with each other via the mobile electron carriers (plastoquinone and plastocyanin) which are in surplus amounts with respect to photosystem I and photosystem II (PSI and PSII), and… read more here.
Keywords: psii; electron transport; photosystem; transport complexes ... See more keywords
Evidence of the supercomplex organization of photosystem II and light-harvesting complexes in Nannochloropsis granulata
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0438-z
Abstract: Diverse light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) have been found in photosynthetic microalgae that originated from secondary endosymbiosis involving primary red algae. However, the associations between LHCs and photosystem I (PSI) and photosystem II (PSII) in these microalgae… read more here.
Keywords: psii; light harvesting; photosystem; nannochloropsis granulata ... See more keywords
Regulation of excitation energy in Nannochloropsis photosystem II
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0510-3
Abstract: Recently, we isolated a complex consisting of photosystem II (PSII) and light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) from Nannochloropsis granulata (Umetani et al. Photosynth Res 136:49–61, 2017). This complex contained stress-related protein, Lhcx, as a major component of… read more here.
Keywords: energy; photosystem; psii lhc; regulation excitation ... See more keywords
Comparison of PsbQ and Psb27 in photosystem II provides insight into their roles.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00888-2
Abstract: Photosystem II (PSII) catalyzes the oxidation of water at its active site that harbors a high-valent inorganic Mn4CaOx cluster called the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC). Extrinsic subunits generally serve to protect the OEC from reductants and… read more here.
Keywords: photosystem; extrinsic subunits; provides insight; comparison psbq ... See more keywords
Mass spectrometry analysis of the photosystem II assembly factor Psb27 revealed variations in its lipid modification.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11120-021-00891-7
Abstract: The assembly of large, multi-cofactor membrane protein complexes like photosystem II (PSII) requires a high level of coordination. The process is facilitated by a large network of auxiliary proteins that bind transiently to unassembled subunits,… read more here.
Keywords: photosystem; spectrometry analysis; psb27; mass spectrometry ... See more keywords
Engineered magnetic nanoparticles enhance chlorophyll content and growth of barley through the induction of photosystem genes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09693-1
Abstract: This study investigates the impact of an engineered magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) on a crop plant. For this purpose, a sonochemical synthetic approach was utilized in order to dope magnetic elements (Co and Nd) into technologically… read more here.
Keywords: engineered magnetic; barley; magnetic nanoparticles; photosystem ... See more keywords
Reassessing the rationale behind herbicide biosensors: The case of a photosystem II/redox polymer-based bioelectrodefs.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107597
Abstract: Interfacing photosynthetic protein complexes with electrodes is frequently used for the identification of electron transfer mechanisms and the fabrication of biosensors. Binding of herbicide compounds to the terminal plastoquinone QB at photosystem II (PSII) causes… read more here.
Keywords: herbicide; rationale behind; reassessing rationale; photosystem ... See more keywords
Photosystem I fluorescence as a physiological indicator of hydrogen production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.019
Abstract: This study investigated the interrelations between hydrogen synthesis and Photosystem I electron transport rate in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The fluorescence of both photosystems (PS I and PS II) was monitored using a Dual Pulse Amplitude Modulated… read more here.
Keywords: production; hydrogen; photosystem; hydrogen production ... See more keywords