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Theoretical investigation on peripheral ligands of oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II

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The interaction between the Mn-cluster and its peripheral ligands in oxygen-evolving center is still unclear. Theoretical investigation on the coordination of histidine, H2O, and CI to Mn2O2 units in OEC is conducted. The following conclusions are obtained: (i) both histidine and H2O molecule, bound to the two Mn ions, respectively, are vertical to the Mn2O2 plane, and maintain a large distance; (ii) the two H2O molecules cannot bind to the same Mn2O2 unit. Based on Mn-cluster structure in OEC, we theoretically predict that two H2O molecules bind to the two Mn ions at the “C”-shaped open end in S0 state, while two His residues at the closed end. Cl ion can only terminally ligate at the open end. Individual valence for the four Mn ions in S0 state is assigned.

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    Chunxi Zhang, Jie Pan, Liangbi Li & Tingyun Kuang

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Zhang, C., Pan, J., Li, L. et al. Theoretical investigation on peripheral ligands of oxygen-evolving center in photosystem II. Sci. China Ser. C.-Life Sci. 43, 337–346 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879297

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