title: Investigation of the interaction of the water oxidising manganese complex of photosystem II with the aqueous solvent environment.
abstract: Interaction of the water oxidising manganese complex of photosystem II with the aqueous environment has been investigated using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron spin echo envelope modulation spectroscopy to detect interaction of [2H]methanol with the complex in the S2 state. The experiments show that the classical S2 multiline signal is associated with a manganese environment which is not exposed to the aqueous medium. An electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy signal, also induced by 200 K illumination, showing 2H modulation by methanol in the medium and a modified multiline electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy signal formed in parallel to it, are suggested to be associated with a second manganese environment exposed to the medium.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biology, University College London, UK. mike.evans@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gourovskaya
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Nugent
mesh_terms: D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D045332:Photosystem II Protein Complex; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D008345:Manganese