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Another important facet of Photosystem II is its ability to oxidize water to oxygen with its <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/11'>oxygen evolving centers</scene>. These centers are <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/3'>cubane-like</scene> structures with 3 '''<FONT COLOR="#8D38C9">manganese</FONT>''', 4 '''<FONT COLOR="#C11B17">oxygen</FONT>''' and a '''<FONT COLOR="#59E817">calcium</FONT>''' linked to a fourth manganese.<ref>Ferreira, K.N., Iverson, T.M., Maghlaoui, K., Barber, J., Iwata, S. "Architecture of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center." Science, March 19, 2004, 303 (5665), 1831-8. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14764885 14764885]</ref> Oxidation of water leaves 2 H <sup>+</sup> on the lumenal side of the membrane, helping to establish the proton gradient essential for ATP synthesis in the CF<sub>1</sub>CF<sub>0</sub>-ATP sythase protein. | Another important facet of Photosystem II is its ability to oxidize water to oxygen with its <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/11'>oxygen evolving centers</scene>. These centers are <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/3'>cubane-like</scene> structures with 3 '''<FONT COLOR="#8D38C9">manganese</FONT>''', 4 '''<FONT COLOR="#C11B17">oxygen</FONT>''' and a '''<FONT COLOR="#59E817">calcium</FONT>''' linked to a fourth manganese.<ref>Ferreira, K.N., Iverson, T.M., Maghlaoui, K., Barber, J., Iwata, S. "Architecture of the photosynthetic oxygen-evolving center." Science, March 19, 2004, 303 (5665), 1831-8. PMID:[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14764885 14764885]</ref> Oxidation of water leaves 2 H <sup>+</sup> on the lumenal side of the membrane, helping to establish the proton gradient essential for ATP synthesis in the CF<sub>1</sub>CF<sub>0</sub>-ATP sythase protein. | ||
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2. Garrett, R.H., Grisham, C.M. ''Biochemistry, 3rd Edition.'' Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/ Cole, 2005. | 2. Garrett, R.H., Grisham, C.M. ''Biochemistry, 3rd Edition.'' Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/ Cole, 2005. | ||
