Photosystem II: Difference between revisions

Another important facet of photosystem II is its ability to oxidize water to oxygen with its <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/9'>oxygen evolving centers</scene>.  These <scene name='Photosystem_II/Oxygen_evolving_centers/3'>centers</scene> were shown to be a cubane-like structure with a 3 '''<FONT COLOR="#8D38C9">manganese</FONT>''', 4 '''<FONT COLOR="#4CC417">C11B17</FONT>''' and '''<FONT COLOR="#00FF00">calcium</FONT>''' structure linked to a fourth manganese.^[1]  Oxidation of water to leaves 2 H ⁺ on the lumenal side of the membrane, helping to establish the proton gradient essential for ATP synthesis in the CF₁CF₀-ATP sythase protein.