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Unravelling Mn₄Ca cluster vibrations in the S₁, S₂ and S₃ states of the Kok-Joliot cycle of photosystem II.

ABSTRACT: Vibrational spectroscopy serves as a powerful tool for characterizing intermediate states within the Kok-Joliot cycle. In this study, we employ a QM/MM molecular dynamics framework to calculate the room temperature infrared absorption spectra of the S₁, S₂, and S₃ states via the Fourier transform of the dipole time auto-correlation function. To better analyze the computational data and assign spectral peaks, we introduce an approach based on dipole-dipole correlation function of cluster moieties of the reaction center. Our analysis reveals variation in the infrared signature of the Mn₄Ca cluster along the Kok-Joliot cycle, attributed to its increasing symmetry and rigidity resulting from the rising oxidation state of the Mn ions. Furthermore, we successfully assign the debated contributions in the frequency range around 600 cm^-1. This computational methodology provides valuable insights for deciphering experimental infrared spectra and understanding the water oxidation process in both biological and artificial systems.

SUBMITTER: Capone M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11290063 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Unravelling Mn4Ca cluster vibrations in the S1, S2 and S3 states of the Kok-Joliot cycle of photosystem II.

Capone Matteo M Parisse Gianluca G Narzi Daniele D Guidoni Leonardo L

Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 20240731 30

Vibrational spectroscopy serves as a powerful tool for characterizing intermediate states within the Kok-Joliot cycle. In this study, we employ a QM/MM molecular dynamics framework to calculate the room temperature infrared absorption spectra of the S1, S2, and S3 states via the Fourier transform of the dipole time auto-correlation function. To better analyze the computational data and assign spectral peaks, we introduce an approach based on dipole-dipole ...[more]

PMID: 39037338

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Project description:The oxygen-evolving complex of Photosystem II in plants and cyanobacteria catalyzes the oxidation of two water molecules to one molecule of dioxygen. A tetranuclear Mn complex is believed to cycle through five intermediate states (S0-S4) to couple the four-electron oxidation of water with the one-electron photochemistry occurring at the Photosystem II reaction center. We have used X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study the local structure of the Mn complex and have proposed a model for it, based on studies of the Mn K-edges and the extended X-ray absorption fine structure of the S1 and S2 states. The proposed model consists of two di-μ-oxo-bridged binuclear Mn units with Mn-Mn distances of ~2.7 Å that are linked to each other by a mono-μ-oxo bridge with a Mn-Mn separation of ~3.3 Å. The Mn-Mn distances are invariant in the native S1 and S2 states. This report describes the application of X-ray absorption spectroscopy to S3 samples created under physiological conditions with saturating flash illumination. Significant changes are observed in the Mn-Mn distances in the S3 state compared to the S1 and the S2 states. The two 2.7 Å Mn-Mn distances that characterize the di-μ-oxo centers in the S1 and S2 states are lengthened to ~2.8 and 3.0 Å in the S3 state, respectively. The 3.3 Å Mn-Mn and Mn-Ca distances also increase by 0.04-0.2 Å. These changes in Mn-Mn distances are interpreted as consequences of the onset of substrate/water oxidation in the S3 state. Mn-centered oxidation is evident during the S0→S1 and S1→S2 transitions. We propose that the changes in Mn-Mn distances during the S2→S3 transition are the result of ligand or water oxidation, leading to the formation of an oxyl radical intermediate formed at a bridging or terminal position. The reaction of the oxyl radical with OH-, H2O, or an oxo group during the subsequent S state conversion is proposed to lead to the formation of the O-O bond. Models that can account for changes in the Mn-Mn distances in the S3 state and the implications for the mechanism of water oxidation are discussed.

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Unravelling Mn₄Ca cluster vibrations in the S₁, S₂ and S₃ states of the Kok-Joliot cycle of photosystem II.

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Unravelling Mn<sub>4</sub>Ca cluster vibrations in the S<sub>1</sub>, S<sub>2</sub> and S<sub>3</sub> states of the Kok-Joliot cycle of photosystem II.

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