title: Recent advances in the understanding of the biological chemistry of manganese.
abstract: Developments in manganese biochemistry have centered on the discovery of new manganese enzymes, X-ray analysis of binuclear manganese enzymes, and the discovery of new spectroscopic signatures for the oxygen-evolving complex. Despite these gains, many questions regarding the structure, composition and redox state of the oxygen-evolving complex remain unanswered.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Chemistry and Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA. cyocum@umich.edu
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yocum
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pecoraro
mesh_terms: D001119:Arginase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D008345:Manganese; D002374:Catalase; D001119:Arginase