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Electron transfer in the water-oxidizing complex of Photosystem II

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An overview is presented of secondary electron transfer at the electron donor side of Photosystem II, at which ultimately two water molecules are oxidized to molecular oxygen, and the central role of manganese in catalyzing this process is discussed. A powerful technique for the analysis of manganese redox changes in the water-oxidizing mechanism is the measurement of ultraviolet absorbance changes, induced by single-turnover light flashes on dark-adapted PS II preparations. Various interpretations of these ultraviolet absorbance changes have been proposed. Here it is shown that these changes are due to a single spectral component, which presumably is caused by the oxidation of Mn(III) to Mn(IV), and which oscillates with a sequence +1, +1, +1, −3 during the so-called S0 → S1 → S2 → S3 → S0 redox transitions of the oxygen-evolving complex. This interpretation seems to be consistent with the results obtained with other techniques, such as those on the multiline EPR signal, the intervalence Mn(III)-Mn(IV) transition in the infrared, and EXAFS studies. The dark distribution of the S states and its modification by high pH and by the addition of low concentrations of certain water analogues are discussed. Finally, the patterns of proton release and of electrochromic absorbance changes, possibly reflecting the change of charge in the oxygen-evolving system, are discussed. It is concluded that nonstoichiometric patterns must be considered, and that the net electrical charge of the system probably is the highest in state S2 and the lowest in state S1.

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Dekker, J.P., van Gorkom, H.J. Electron transfer in the water-oxidizing complex of Photosystem II. J Bioenerg Biomembr 19, 125–142 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00762721

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