O2 evolution and recovery of the water-oxidizing enzyme

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keisuke Kawashima, Tomohiro Takaoka, Hiroki Kimura, Keisuke Saito, Hiroshi Ishikita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03545-w