Light-driven formation of high-valent manganese oxide by photosystem II supports evolutionary role in early bioenergetics
P. Chernev, S. Fischer, J. Hoffmann, N. Oliver, R. L. Burnap, I. Zaharieva, D. J. Nuernberg, M. Haumann, H. Dau
The paper shows modern photosystem II can form birnessite-type Mn oxides, suggesting an evolutionary link between ancient Mn oxide production and current water oxidation mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics