The first spectroscopic model for the S1 state multiline signal of the OEC

Wen Yuan Hsieh, Kristy A. Campbell, Wolfgang Gregor, R. David Britt, Derek W. Yoder, James E. Penner-Hahn, Vincent L. Pecoraro

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Abstract

The parallel-mode electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of the S1 state of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) shows a multiline signal centered around g=12, indicating an integer spin system. The series of [Mn2(2-OHsalpn)2] complexes were structurally characterized in four oxidation levels (MnII2, Mn IIMnIII, MnIII2, and Mn IIIMnIV). By using bulk electrolysis, the [Mn IIIMnIV(2-OHsalpn)2(OH)] is oxidized to a species that contains MnIV oxidation state as detected by X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) and that can be formulated as Mn IV4 tetramer. The parallel-mode EPR spectrum of this multinuclear MnIV4 complex shows 18 well-resolved hyperfine lines center around g=11 with an average hyperfine splitting of 36 G. This EPR spectrum is very similar to that found in the S1 state of the OEC. This is the first synthetic manganese model complex that shows an S1-like multiline spectrum in parallel-mode EPR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-157
Number of pages9
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics
Volume1655
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Apr 2004

Keywords

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
  • Manganese complex
  • S state
  • X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)

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