title: Photosystem II, the water-splitting enzyme.
abstract: The light-driven water-splitting/oxygen-evolving enzyme remains one of the great enigmas of plant biology. However, due to the recent expansion of research efforts on this enzyme, it is grudgingly giving up some of its secrets.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Rutherford
mesh_terms: D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000378:metabolism*; D004579:Electron Transport; D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology*; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D045342:Light-Harvesting Protein Complexes; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014867:Water; D002734:Chlorophyll; D008345:Manganese; D010088:Oxidoreductases