Budget Amount *help |
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We studied the molecular mechanism of proton-coupled electron transfer in photosynthetic water oxidation mainly using infrared spectroscopy, quantum chemical calculations, and site-directed mutagenesis. The process of proton and water transfer as well as electron transfer was detected, and proton and water pathways in photosystem II proteins were identified. In addition, the formation process of the Mn4CaO5 cluster, which is a catalytic center of water oxidation, was observed. Furthermore, we found novel mechanism of light-induced amino acid conversation at the ligands of the Mn ions.
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