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Role Of Protonation State Changes And Hydrogen Bonding Around The Oxygen Evolving Complex Of Photosystem Ii, Divya Matta
Role Of Protonation State Changes And Hydrogen Bonding Around The Oxygen Evolving Complex Of Photosystem Ii, Divya Matta
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The mechanism of natural photosynthesis involves the use of solar energy to produce O2 we breathe and food and fuel we intake. This process results in the biological oxidation of water that takes place at room temperature, neutral pH using earth abundant elements Ca and Mn. Understanding how this challenging chemical reaction occurs in photosynthesis can be useful for designing better artificial photosynthetic complexes that can be used as biofuels. My doctoral work is to study the deprotonation and oxidation events elucidating the mechanistic details of proton coupled electron transfer reaction in a photosynthetic protein.
The O2 evolution …