Oxygen Photosynthesis at the Hands of a Metal Cluster (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Oxygen Photosynthesis at the Hands of a Metal Cluster

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A key O2 catalyst, the metal cluster in photosystem II, one of two O2 photosynthesis mechanisms. On top of it, a tyrosine molecule flips back and forth chemically and physically to speed up electron transfer in the oxygen-producing part of photosynthesis.

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Georgia Tech / Brumfield / Barry Lab

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