O2 evolution and recovery of the water-oxidizing enzyme

Keisuke Kawashima; Tomohiro Takaoka; Hiroki Kimura; Keisuke Saito; Hiroshi Ishikita

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03545-w

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

O2 evolution and recovery of the water-oxidizing enzyme

Keisuke Kawashima,
Tomohiro Takaoka,
Hiroki Kimura,
Keisuke Saito,
Hiroshi Ishikita

Affiliations

Keisuke Kawashima: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo
Tomohiro Takaoka: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo
Hiroki Kimura: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo
Keisuke Saito: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo
Hiroshi Ishikita: Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03545-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Water splitting during photosynthesis results in the combination of two oxygen atoms to form O2. Here, based on computational simulations, the authors develop a possible mechanism for this reaction, which is different from the mechanisms previous studies have suggested.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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