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Alternative Fast and Slow Primary Charge‐Separation Pathways in Photosystem II by Matteo Capone; Abhishek Sirohiwal; Massimiliano Aschi; Dimitrios A. Pantazis; Isabella Daidone is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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Photosystem-II (PSII) is a multi-subunit protein complex that harvests sunlight to perform oxygenic photosynthesis. Initial light-activated charge separation takes place at a reaction centre consisting of four chlorophylls and two pheophytins. Understanding the processes following light excitation remains elusive due to spectral congestion, the ultrafast nature, and multicomponent behaviour of the charge-separation process. Here, using advanced computational multiscale approaches which take into account the large-scale configurational flexibility of the system, we identify two possible primary pathways to radical-pair formation that differ by three orders of magnitude in their kinetics. The fast (short-range) pathway is dominant, but the existence of an alternative slow (long-range) charge-separation pathway hints at the evolution of redundancy that may serve other purposes, adaptive or protective, related to formation of the unique oxidative species that drives water oxidation in PSII.

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Author

Matteo Capone; Abhishek Sirohiwal; Massimiliano Aschi; Dimitrios A. Pantazis; Isabella Daidone

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Chemistry (Physical Sciences)