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Bruce A. Diner is affiliated with DuPont in the United States, contributing to research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and physics. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The research of Bruce A. Diner focuses on topics related to photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies. These areas underline their interdisciplinary approach bridging biological and physical sciences.

Their recent publication record includes a 2024 paper titled "Contributions of David Mauzerall to photosynthesis research - celebrating his 95th birthday", published in the journal Photosynthetica. This work reflects engagement with contemporary developments in photosynthesis research and honors a prominent figure in the field.

Frequent collaborators in Bruce A. Diner's research include G. GOVINDJEE, Ora Canaani, Richard A. Cellarius, Elias Greenbaum, and Harvey J. M. Hou. These collaborations indicate a network of partnerships spanning diverse expertise relevant to their multidisciplinary focus.

Their contributions appear primarily in the publication venue Photosynthetica, where there is at least one record of their work. This venue is consistent with their central research themes around photosynthetic processes.

  • Main fields of study: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience; Physics and Astronomy
  • Subfields of study: Molecular Biology; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience; Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Main research topics: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms; Photoreceptor and optogenetics research; Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Recent paper: Contributions of David Mauzerall to photosynthesis research - celebrating his 95th birthday (2024, Photosynthetica)
  • Frequent co-authors: G. GOVINDJEE; Ora Canaani; Richard A. Cellarius; Elias Greenbaum; Harvey J. M. Hou
  • Frequent publication venues: Photosynthetica

Best Publications

  • DNA-assisted dispersion and separation of carbon nanotubes.

    Ming Zheng;Anand Jagota;Ellen D Semke;Bruce A Diner

  • Structure-based carbon nanotube sorting by sequence-dependent DNA assembly.

    Ming Zheng;Ming Zheng;Ming Zheng;Anand Jagota;Anand Jagota;Anand Jagota;Michael S. Strano;Michael S. Strano;Michael S. Strano;Adelina P. Santos;Adelina P. Santos;Adelina P. Santos

  • Structure, dynamics, and energetics of the primary photochemistry of photosystem II of oxygenic photosynthesis.

    Bruce A. Diner;Fabrice Rappaport

  • Kinetics and pathways of charge recombination in photosystem II.

    Fabrice Rappaport;Mariana Guergova-Kuras;Peter J Nixon;Bruce A Diner

  • Directed alteration of the D1 polypeptide of photosystem II: evidence that tyrosine-161 is the redox component, Z, connecting the oxygen-evolving complex to the primary electron donor, P680.

    James G. Metz;Peter J. Nixon;Matthias Rogner;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Solution redox chemistry of carbon nanotubes.

    Ming Zheng;Bruce A Diner

  • Spin-Density Distribution, Conformation, and Hydrogen Bonding of the Redox-Active Tyrosine YZ in Photosystem II from Multiple-Electron Magnetic-Resonance Spectroscopies: Implications for Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution

    Cecilia Tommos;Xiao-Song Tang;Kurt Warncke;Curtis W. Hoganson

  • Role of the carboxy terminus of polypeptide D1 in the assembly of a functional water-oxidizing manganese cluster in photosystem II of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: assembly requires a free carboxyl group at C-terminal position 344.

    Peter J. Nixon;Jeffrey T. Trost;Bruce A. Diner

  • Primary photochemistry and energetics leading to the oxidation of the (Mn)4Ca cluster and to the evolution of molecular oxygen in Photosystem II

    Fabrice Rappaport;Bruce A. Diner

  • Aspartate 170 of the photosystem II reaction center polypeptide D1 is involved in the assembly of the oxygen-evolving manganese cluster.

    Peter J. Nixon;Bruce A. Diner

  • Site-Directed Mutations at D1-His198 and D2-His197 of Photosystem II in Synechocystis PCC 6803: Sites of Primary Charge Separation and Cation and Triplet Stabilization†

    Bruce A. Diner;Eberhard Schlodder;Peter J. Nixon;William J. Coleman

  • Purification and characterization of photosystem I and photosystem II core complexes from wild-type and phycocyanin-deficient strains of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803.

    M Rögner;P J Nixon;B A Diner

  • A hydrogen-atom abstraction model for the function of YZ in photosynthetic oxygen evolution.

    Curtis W. Hoganson;Nikos Lydakis-Simantiris;Nikos Lydakis-Simantiris;Xiao Song Tang;Cecilia Tommos

  • Construction and characterization of cyanobacterial mutants lacking the manganese-stabilizing polypeptide of photosystem II.

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  • COOH-terminal processing of polypeptide D1 of the photosystem II reaction center of Scenedesmus obliquus is necessary for the assembly of the oxygen-evolving complex.

    B A Diner;D F Ries;B N Cohen;J G Metz

  • Amino acid residues involved in the coordination and assembly of the manganese cluster of photosystem II. Proton-coupled electron transport of the redox-active tyrosines and its relationship to water oxidation.

    Bruce A Diner

  • Origin of the F685 and F695 fluorescence in photosystem II.

    Elena G. Andrizhiyevskaya;Agnieszka Chojnicka;James A. Bautista;Bruce A. Diner

  • The iron-quinone electron-acceptor complex of photosystem II

    Bruce A. Diner;Vasili Petrouleas;John J. Wendoloski

  • Photooxidation of cytochrome b559 in oxygen-evolving photosystem II.

    Carolyn A. Buser;Bruce A. Diner;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Dependence of the deactivation reactions of Photosystem II on the redox state of plastoquinone pool a varied under anaerobic conditions. Equilibria on the acceptor side of Photosystem II

    Bruce A. Diner

  • Isolation of Highly Active Photosystem II Particles from a Mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Bruce A. Diner;Francis‐André Wollman

  • Structure, Dynamics, and Energy Conversion Efficiency in Photosystem II

    Bruce A. Diner;Gerald T. Babcock

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Nixon
Peter J. Nixon Imperial College London
Gary W. Brudvig
Gary W. Brudvig Yale University
Ming Zheng
Ming Zheng National Institute of Standards and Technology
Fabrice Rappaport
Fabrice Rappaport Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
R. David Britt
R. David Britt University of California, Davis
Jacques Breton
Jacques Breton CEA Saclay
Gerald T. Babcock
Gerald T. Babcock Michigan State University
Eberhard Schlodder
Eberhard Schlodder Technical University of Berlin
Josef Komenda
Josef Komenda Czech Academy of Sciences
Anand Jagota
Anand Jagota Lehigh University

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