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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2018

Photoelectrochemistry of Photosystem II in Vitro vs in Vivo.

Jenny Z Zhang, Paolo Bombelli, Katarzyna P Sokol, Andrea Fantuzzi, A William Rutherford, Christopher J Howe, Erwin Reisner

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jenny Z ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Paolo BombelliDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom.
Katarzyna P SokolDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Andrea FantuzziDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
A William RutherfordDepartment of Life Sciences, Imperial College London , London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Christopher J HoweDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1QW, United Kingdom.
Erwin ReisnerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7781-1616

Funding

European Research Council 682833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Factors governing the photoelectrochemical output of photosynthetic microorganisms are poorly understood, and energy loss may occur due to inefficient electron transfer (ET) processes. Here, we systematically compare the photoelectrochemistry of photosystem II (PSII) protein-films to cyanobacteria biofilms to derive: (i) the losses in light-to-charge conversion efficiencies, (ii) gains in photocatalytic longevity, and (iii) insights into the ET mechanism at the biofilm interface. This study was enabled by the use of hierarchically structured electrodes, which could be tailored for high/stable loadings of PSII core complexes and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 cells. The mediated photocurrent densities generated by the biofilm were 2 orders of magnitude lower than those of the protein-film. This was partly attributed to a lower photocatalyst loading as the rate of mediated electron extraction from PSII in vitro is only double that of PSII in vivo. On the other hand, the biofilm exhibited much greater longevity (>5 days) than the protein-film (<6 h), with turnover numbers surpassing those of the protein-film after 2 days. The mechanism of biofilm electrogenesis is suggested to involve an intracellular redox mediator, which is released during light irradiation.

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Electrochemical TechniquesPhotochemical ProcessesBiofilmsCyanobacteriaElectrodesPhotosystem II Protein ComplexSynechocystisPhotosystem II Protein Complex

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PMID28915035
PMCPMC5765535

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