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. 2012 Sep 25;109(39):15560-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1212254109. Epub 2012 Sep 24.

Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis

Javier J Concepcion  1 , Ralph L House, John M Papanikolas, Thomas J Meyer
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Chemical approaches to artificial photosynthesis

Javier J Concepcion et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
The sequence of events after antenna-sensitized formation of 1P680 (ChlD1) in the initial step in the Kok cycle. D1His190, Histidine190; glu, glutamate; OEC, 4 Mn containing oxygen evolving complex; PheoD1, pheophytin D1; QA, quinone A; QB, quinone B; TyrZ, tyrosine Z. Modified from refs. and .
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Molecular assembly for water splitting. In the absence of an antenna array, multilayer structures are required to achieve sufficient light absorption.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Dye sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cell (DSPEC) for water reduction of CO2 to methane.
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