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oxygen evolving activity

Known as: photosynthetic water oxidation 
Catalysis of the reaction: 2 H2O = O2 + 4 H+ + 4 e-. The evolution of oxygen from oxidizing water is carried out by the oxygen evolving complex in… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Evidence from FTIR difference spectroscopy that D1-Asp61 influences the water reactions of the oxygen-evolving Mn4CaO5 cluster of photosystem II.
Understanding the mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation requires characterizing the reactions of the water molecules that… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Alternating electron and proton transfer steps in photosynthetic water oxidation
Water oxidation by cyanobacteria, algae, and plants is pivotal in oxygenic photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Structural-functional role of chloride in photosystem II.
Chloride binding in photosystem II (PSII) is essential for photosynthetic water oxidation. However, the functional roles of… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Eight steps preceding O-O bond formation in oxygenic photosynthesis--a basic reaction cycle of the Photosystem II manganese complex.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
PsbP Protein, But Not PsbQ Protein, Is Essential for the Regulation and Stabilization of Photosystem II in Higher Plants1
PsbP and PsbQ proteins are extrinsic subunits of photosystem II (PSII) and participate in the normal function of photosynthetic… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Proton release during the redox cycle of the water oxidase
Old and very recent experiments on the extent and the rate of proton release during the four reaction steps of photosynthetic… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Electrostatics and proton transfer in photosynthetic water oxidation.
Photosystem II (PSII) oxidizes two water molecules to yield dioxygen plus four protons. Dioxygen is released during the last out… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Proton and hydrogen currents in photosynthetic water oxidation.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Stoichiometry of Proton Release from the Catalytic Center in Photosynthetic Water Oxidation
The catalytic center (CC) of water oxidation in photosystem II passes through four stepwise increased oxidized states (S0–S4… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Extent and rate of proton release by photosynthetic water oxidation in thylakoids: electrostatic relaxation versus chemical production.
The detailed chemical mechanism of the four steps of photosynthetic oxidation of two molecules of water to yield molecular oxygen… 
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