Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
An international team recorded still frames of photosystem II as it splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, revealing large conformational changes and overall structure alterations. The study paves the way for optimizing catalytic reactions and creating molecular movies of biochemical processes.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Scientists watch photosynthesis in action Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY · Jul 9, 2014 · first to report
- A first direct glimpse of photosynthesis in action Max-Planck-Gesellschaft · Jul 11, 2014