Tracing the Pathways of Waters and Protons in Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Photosystem II
1.2. Cytochrome c Oxidase
2. Finding the Protons in the Active Site and the Surrounding Protein
2.1. Methods of Calculation
2.2. Changing Protonation States of the OEC through the S-State Cycle
2.3. Changing Protonation States of Residues in the Protein through the Reaction Cycle
2.3.1. PSII Protonation State
2.3.2. CcO Protonation State
3. Finding Water and Proton Transfer Pathways
3.1. Methods to Find Water and Proton Pathways
3.2. Water and Proton Transfer Pathways in PSII
3.3. Water and Proton Transfer Pathways in CcO
3.3.1. The P-Side Exit Path
3.3.2. The Path through the Protein
3.3.3. Testing the Location of Water Channel Experimentally
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kaur, D.; Cai, X.; Khaniya, U.; Zhang, Y.; Mao, J.; Mandal, M.; Gunner, M.R. Tracing the Pathways of Waters and Protons in Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase. Inorganics 2019, 7, 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7020014
Kaur D, Cai X, Khaniya U, Zhang Y, Mao J, Mandal M, Gunner MR. Tracing the Pathways of Waters and Protons in Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase. Inorganics. 2019; 7(2):14. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7020014
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaur, Divya, Xiuhong Cai, Umesh Khaniya, Yingying Zhang, Junjun Mao, Manoj Mandal, and Marilyn R. Gunner. 2019. "Tracing the Pathways of Waters and Protons in Photosystem II and Cytochrome c Oxidase" Inorganics 7, no. 2: 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics7020014