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Volume 162, Issue 2-3

December 2024

Special Issue on Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis: A Tribute to Ken Sauer

Issue Editors:

Junko Yano,
Jan Kern,
Robert E Blankenship,
Johannes Messinger,
Vittal K. Yachandra

23 articles in this issue

Editorial for the Special Issue ‘Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis’: A Tribute to Ken Sauer
Junko Yano
Jan Kern
Vittal K. Yachandra
Editorial 09 October 2024 Pages: 101 - 102
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis
Junko Yano
Jan Kern
Vittal K. Yachandra
History and Biography Open access 13 November 2024 Pages: 103 - 138
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Intramolecular charge transfer and the function of vibronic excitons in photosynthetic light harvesting
Warren F. Beck
Review 24 April 2024 Pages: 139 - 156
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Structural comparison of allophycocyanin variants reveals the molecular basis for their spectral differences
Christopher J. Gisriel
Eduard Elias
Donald A. Bryant
Research Open access 29 September 2023 Pages: 157 - 170
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Crystallographic and biochemical analyses of a far-red allophycocyanin to address the mechanism of the super-red-shift
Li-Juan Zhou
Astrid Höppner
Kai-Hong Zhao
Research 06 January 2024 Pages: 171 - 185
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
A quantitative assessment of (bacterio)chlorophyll assignments in the cryo-EM structure of the Chloracidobacterium thermophilum reaction center
Christopher J. Gisriel
David A. Flesher
Gary W. Brudvig
Research 25 September 2023 Pages: 187 - 196
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Phylogenetic and spectroscopic insights on the evolution of core antenna proteins in cyanobacteria
Sandeep Biswas
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki
Himadri B. Pakrasi
Research 22 September 2023 Pages: 197 - 210
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [P_D1P_D2]⁺
Alain Boussac
Miwa Sugiura
Julien Sellés
Research 26 September 2023 Pages: 211 - 223
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center
J. C. Williams
M. S. Faillace
J. P. Allen
Research 01 November 2023 Pages: 1 - 14
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP⁺ reduction
Lisa M. Utschig
Colin L. Duckworth
Oleg G. Poluektov
Research 05 March 2024 Pages: 239 - 250
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Identification and characterization of the low molecular mass ferredoxins involved in central metabolism in Heliomicrobium modesticaldum
Karim A. Walters
Kevin E. Redding
John H. Golbeck
Research 02 February 2024 Pages: 251 - 271
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Towards understanding the crystallization of photosystem II: influence of poly(ethylene glycol) of various molecular sizes on the micelle formation of alkyl maltosides
Frank Müh
Adrian Bothe
Athina Zouni
Research Open access 15 March 2024 Pages: 273 - 289
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Theoretical elucidation of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of the CaMn₄O_x clusters in the whole Kok cycle for water oxidation embedded in the oxygen evolving center of photosystem II. New molecular and quantum insights into the mechanism of the O–O bond formation
Kizashi Yamaguchi
Koichi Miyagawa
Takahito Nakajima
Review Open access 09 November 2023 Pages: 291 - 330
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Insights from Ca²⁺→Sr²⁺ substitution on the mechanism of O-O bond formation in photosystem II
Gabriel Bury
Yulia Pushkar
Research 26 August 2024 Pages: 331 - 351
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Tracking the first electron transfer step at the donor side of oxygen-evolving photosystem II by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy
Mohamad Yahia Dekmak
Sarah M. Mäusle
Holger Dau
Research Open access 23 November 2023 Pages: 353 - 369
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Stimulated X-ray emission spectroscopy
Uwe Bergmann
Review 15 April 2024 Pages: 371 - 384
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O₂ evolution in photosystem II
Alice Haddy
Shilpa Beravolu
Henry Tai
Research Open access 03 May 2024 Pages: 385 - 400
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
The S₁ to S₂ and S₂ to S₃ state transitions in plant photosystem II: relevance to the functional and structural heterogeneity of the water oxidizing complex
Andrea Pavlou
Stenbjörn Styring
Fikret Mamedov
Research Open access 25 April 2024 Pages: 401 - 411
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
On the simulation and interpretation of substrate-water exchange experiments in photosynthetic water oxidation
Petko Chernev
A. Orkun Aydin
Johannes Messinger
Research Open access 21 March 2024 Pages: 413 - 426
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Macroscale structural changes of thylakoid architecture during high light acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Mimi Broderson
Krishna K. Niyogi
Masakazu Iwai
Research Open access 05 January 2024 Pages: 427 - 437
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Exceptional Quantum Efficiency Powers Biomass Production in Halotolerant Algae Picochlorum sp.^{^}
Colin Gates
Gennady Ananyev
G. Charles Dismukes
Research 08 February 2024 Pages: 439 - 457
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories
Anastasios Melis
Diego Alberto Hidalgo Martinez
Nico Betterle
Review Open access 15 November 2023 Pages: 459 - 471
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis
Heinz Frei
Review 18 December 2023 Pages: 473 - 495
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Special Issue: Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis

Volume 162, Issue 2-3

Editorial for the Special Issue ‘Energy Conversion Reactions in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis’: A Tribute to Ken Sauer

Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis

Intramolecular charge transfer and the function of vibronic excitons in photosynthetic light harvesting

Structural comparison of allophycocyanin variants reveals the molecular basis for their spectral differences

Crystallographic and biochemical analyses of a far-red allophycocyanin to address the mechanism of the super-red-shift

A quantitative assessment of (bacterio)chlorophyll assignments in the cryo-EM structure of the Chloracidobacterium thermophilum reaction center

Phylogenetic and spectroscopic insights on the evolution of core antenna proteins in cyanobacteria

Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [P_D1P_D2]⁺

Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center

EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP⁺ reduction

Identification and characterization of the low molecular mass ferredoxins involved in central metabolism in Heliomicrobium modesticaldum

Towards understanding the crystallization of photosystem II: influence of poly(ethylene glycol) of various molecular sizes on the micelle formation of alkyl maltosides

Theoretical elucidation of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of the CaMn₄O_x clusters in the whole Kok cycle for water oxidation embedded in the oxygen evolving center of photosystem II. New molecular and quantum insights into the mechanism of the O–O bond formation

Insights from Ca²⁺→Sr²⁺ substitution on the mechanism of O-O bond formation in photosystem II

Tracking the first electron transfer step at the donor side of oxygen-evolving photosystem II by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy

Stimulated X-ray emission spectroscopy

Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O₂ evolution in photosystem II

The S₁ to S₂ and S₂ to S₃ state transitions in plant photosystem II: relevance to the functional and structural heterogeneity of the water oxidizing complex

On the simulation and interpretation of substrate-water exchange experiments in photosynthetic water oxidation

Macroscale structural changes of thylakoid architecture during high light acclimation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Exceptional Quantum Efficiency Powers Biomass Production in Halotolerant Algae Picochlorum sp.^{^}

Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories

Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis

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