Researchers from Okayama University have discovered rapid structural changes in the oxygen-evolving center of Photosystem II (PSII) upon light excitation, revealing insights into the mechanism of ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to see the crucial final step in the reaction cycle of Photosystem II, during which oxygen is formed. Using serial femtosecond crystallography performed ...

Water splitting is the process of decomposing water into hydrogen and oxygen. Water splitting is an essential reaction for hydrogen production, and can be achieved via different routes, such as ...

RIKEN researchers have, for the first time, isolated and stabilized the fragile phycobilisome–photosystem II megacomplex in cyanobacteria, revealing two main pathways for transferring light energy ...

A structural analysis reveals how energy harvested from sunlight is moved to where it can power photosynthesis.