Publications

Capturing the sequence of events during the water oxidation reaction in photosynthesis using XFELs

Simon, Philipp S.; Makita, Hiroki; Bogacz, Isabel; Fuller, Franklin et al.

Part of FEBS Letters, p. 30-37, 2023.

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Molecular basis for turnover inefficiencies (misses) during water oxidation in photosystem II

Han, Guangye; Chernev, Petko; Styring, Stenbjörn; Messinger, Johannes et al.

Part of Chemical Science, p. 8667-8678, 2022.

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Reversible Structural Isomerization of Nature’s Water Oxidation Catalyst Prior to O–O Bond Formation

Guo, Yu; Messinger, Johannes; Kloo, Lars; Sun, Licheng

Part of Journal of the American Chemical Society, p. 11736-11747, 2022.

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Towards time resolved characterization of electrochemical reactions: electrochemically-induced Raman spectroscopy

D'Amario, Luca; Stella, Maria Bruna; Edvinsson, Tomas; Persico, Maurizio et al.

Part of Chemical Science, p. 10734-10742, 2022.

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Water Oxidation by Pentapyridyl Base Metal Complexes?: A Case Study

Boniolo, Manuel; Hossain, Md Kamal; Chernev, Petko; Suremann, Nina F. et al.

Part of Inorganic Chemistry, p. 9104-9118, 2022.

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Clear evidence of binding of Ox to the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II is best observed in the omit map

Ibrahim, Mohamed; Moriarty, Nigel W.; Kern, Jan; Holton, James M. et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021.

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Effects of x-ray free-electron laser pulse intensity on the Mn K beta(1,3) x-ray emission spectrum in photosystem II-A case study for metalloprotein crystals and solutions

Fransson, Thomas; Alonso-Mori, Roberto; Chatterjee, Ruchira; Cheah, Mun Hon et al.

Part of Structural Dynamics, 2021.

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Electrochemical N₂ reduction at ambient condition - Overcoming the selectivity issue via control of reactants' availabilities

Kwong, Wai Ling; Wagberg, Thomas; Messinger, Johannes

Part of International journal of hydrogen energy, p. 30366-30372, 2021.

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Electronic and geometric structure effects on one-electron oxidation of first-row transition metals in the same ligand framework

Boniolo, Manuel; Chernev, Petko; Cheah, Mun Hon; Heizmann, Philipp A. et al.

Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 660-674, 2021.

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Room temperature XFEL crystallography reveals asymmetry in the vicinity of the two phylloquinones in photosystem I

Keable, Stephen M.; Kölsch, Adrian; Simon, Philipp S.; Dasgupta, Medhanjali et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2021.

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Solar-Driven Water Splitting at 13.8% Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency by an Earth-Abundant Electrolyzer

Ekspong, Joakim; Larsen, Christian; Stenberg, Jonas; Kwong, Wai Ling et al.

Part of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, p. 14070-14078, 2021.

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Structural dynamics in the water and proton channels of photosystem II during the S-2 to S-3 transition

Hussein, Rana; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Bhowmick, Asmit; Simon, Philipp S. et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2021.

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The D1-V185N mutation alters substrate water exchange by stabilizing alternative structures of the Mn₄Ca-cluster in photosystem II

de Lichtenberg, Casper; Avramov, Anton P.; Zhang, Minquan; Mamedov, Fikret et al.

Part of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics, 2021.

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The exchange of the fast substrate water in the S-2 state of photosystem II is limited by diffusion of bulk water through channels - implications for the water oxidation mechanism

de Lichtenberg, Casper; Kim, Christopher J; Chernev, Petko; Debus, Richard J et al.

Part of Chemical Science, p. 12763-12775, 2021.

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Assessment of the manganese cluster's oxidation state via photoactivation of photosystem II microcrystals

Cheah, Mun Hon; Zhang, Miao; Shevela, Dmitry; Mamedov, Fikret et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 141-145, 2020.

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Bicarbonate-Mediated CO2 Formation on Both Sides of Photosystem II

Shevela, Dmitry; Do, Hoang-Nguyen; Fantuzzi, Andrea; Rutherford, A. William et al.

Part of Biochemistry, p. 2442-2449, 2020.

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More than protection: the function of TiO2 interlayers in hematite functionalized Si photoanodes

Kawde, Anurag; Annamalai, Alagappan; Sellstedt, Anita; Uhlig, Jens et al.

Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 28459-28467, 2020.

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Spin transition in a ferrous chloride complex supported by a pentapyridine ligand

Boniolo, Manuel; Shylin, Sergii I.; Chernev, Petko; Cheah, Mun Hon et al.

Part of Chemical Communications, p. 2703-2706, 2020.

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Substrate water exchange in the S-2 state of photosystem II is dependent on the conformation of the Mn4Ca cluster

de Lichtenberg, Casper; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP, p. 12894-12908, 2020.

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Toward Sustainable H-2 Production: Linking Hydrogenase with Photosynthesis

Magnuson, Ann; Mamedov, Fikret; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Joule, p. 1157-1159, 2020.

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Untangling the sequence of events during the S-2 -> S-3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism

Ibrahim, Mohamed; Fransson, Thomas; Chatterjee, Ruchira; Cheah, Mun Hon et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 12624-12635, 2020.

DOI for Untangling the sequence of events during the S-2 -> S-3 transition in photosystem II and implications for the water oxidation mechanism

Water oxidation by photosystem II is the primary source of electrons for sustained H-2 photoproduction in nutrient-replete green algae

Kosourov, Sergey; Nagy, Valeria; Shevela, Dmitry; Jokel, Martina et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 29629-29636, 2020.

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A microstructured p-Si photocathode outcompetes Pt as a counter electrode to hematite in photoelectrochemical water splitting

Kawde, Anurag; Annamalai, Alagappan; Sellstedt, Anita; Glatzel, Pieter et al.

Part of Dalton Transactions, p. 1166-1170, 2019.

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"Birth defects' of photosystem II make it highly susceptible to photodamage during chloroplast biogenesis

Shevela, Dmitry; Ananyev, Gennady; Vatland, Ann K.; Arnold, Janine et al.

Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 165-180, 2019.

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Cobalt-doped hematite thin films for electrocatalytic water oxidation in highly acidic media

Kwong, Wai Ling; Lee, Cheng Choo; Shchukarev, Andrey; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Chemical Communications, p. 5017-5020, 2019.

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Five-coordinate Mn-IV intermediate in the activation of nature's water splitting cofactor

Chrysina, Maria; Heyno, Eiri; Kutin, Yury; Reus, Michael et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 16841-16846, 2019.

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Photosynthesis: European Congress on Photosynthesis Research

Krieger-Liszkay, Anja; Spetea, Cornelia; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 4-6, 2019.

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Structural isomers of the S-2 state in photosystem II: do they exist at room temperature and are they important for function?

Chatterjee, Ruchira; Lassalle, Louise; Gul, Sheraz; Fuller, Franklin D. et al.

Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 60-72, 2019.

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Unequal misses during the flash-induced advancement of photosystem II: effects of the S state and acceptor side cycles

Pham, Long Vo; Olmos, Julian David Janna; Chernev, Petko; Kargul, Joanna et al.

Part of Photosynthesis Research, p. 93-106, 2019.

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We remember those who left us in the recent past

Govindjee, []; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 7-11, 2019.

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XANES and EXAFS of dilute solutions of transition metals at XFELs

Chatterjee, Ruchira; Weninger, Clemens; Loukianov, Anton; Gul, Sheraz et al.

Part of Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, p. 1716-1724, 2019.

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Artificial photosynthesis - from sunlight to fuels and valuable products for a sustainable future

Messinger, Johannes; Ishitani, Osamu; Wang, Dunwei

Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 1891-1892, 2018.

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High-performance iron (III) oxide electrocatalyst for water oxidation in strongly acidic media

Kwong, Wai Ling; Lee, Cheng Choo; Shchukarev, Andrey; Björn, Erik et al.

Part of Journal of Catalysis, p. 29-35, 2018.

DOI for High-performance iron (III) oxide electrocatalyst for water oxidation in strongly acidic media

Photo-electrochemical hydrogen production from neutral phosphate buffer and seawater using micro-structured p-Si photo-electrodes functionalized by solution-based methods

Kawde, Anurag; Annamalai, Alagappan; Amidani, Lucia; Boniolo, Manuel et al.

Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 2215-2223, 2018.

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Quantification of bound bicarbonate in photosystem II#

Tikhonov, K.; Shevela, D.; Klimov, V. V.; Messinger, Johannes

Part of Photosynthetica (Praha), p. 210-216, 2018.

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Structures of the intermediates of Kok's photosynthetic water oxidation clock

Kern, Jan; Chatterjee, Ruchira; Young, Iris D.; Fuller, Franklin D. et al.

Part of Nature, p. 421-425, 2018.

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Cationic Vacancy Defects in Iron Phosphide: A Promising Route toward Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution by Electrochemical Water Splitting

Kwong, Wai Ling; Gracia-Espino, Eduardo; Lee, Cheng Choo; Sandström, Robin et al.

Part of ChemSusChem, p. 4544-4551, 2017.

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Drop-on-demand sample delivery for studying biocatalysts in action at X-ray free-electron lasers

Fuller, Franklin D.; Gul, Sheraz; Chatterjee, Ruchira; Burgie, E. Sethe et al.

Part of Nature Methods, p. 443-+, 2017.

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Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by MnO_x /C: In Situ Catalyst Formation, Carbon Substrate Variations, and Direct O₂ /CO₂ Monitoring by Membrane-Inlet Mass Spectrometry

Melder, Jens; Kwong, Wai Ling; Shevela, Dmitriy; Messinger, Johannes et al.

Part of ChemSusChem, p. 4491-4502, 2017.

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From natural to artificial photosynthesis

Messinger, Johannes

2017.

From natural to artificial photosynthesis

Messinger, Johannes

2017.

Light-driven water oxidation by photosystem II

Messinger, Johannes

2017.

Scalable Two-Step Synthesis of Nickel Iron Phosphide Electrodes for Stable and Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Kwong, Wai Ling; Lee, Cheng Choo; Messinger, Johannes

Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 284-292, 2017.

DOI for Scalable Two-Step Synthesis of Nickel Iron Phosphide Electrodes for Stable and Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy of metalloproteins and high-valent metal-complexes at room temperature using free-electron lasers

Kubin, Markus; Kern, Jan; Gul, Sheraz; Kroll, Thomas et al.

Part of Structural Dynamics, 2017.

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Tumor antigen glycosaminoglycan modification regulates antibody-drug conjugate delivery and cytotoxicity

Christianson, Helena C.; Menard, Julien A.; Chandran, Vineesh Indira; Bourseau-Guilmain, Erika et al.

Part of OncoTarget, p. 66960-66974, 2017.

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Water splitting catalyzed by the MN4CaO5 cluster in photosystem II

Messinger, Johannes

2017.

Optimizing the Metal Ratio in Nickel-Iron Phosphide Electrodes for Stable and Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Messinger, Johannes

2016.

Structure of photosystem II and substrate binding at room temperature

Young, Iris D.; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Chatterjee, Ruchira; Gul, Sheraz et al.

Part of Nature, p. 453-457, 2016.

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