John S. Vrettos

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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John S. Vrettos is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Vrettos has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John S. Vrettos's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). John S. Vrettos is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (6 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers). John S. Vrettos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. John S. Vrettos's co-authors include Gary W. Brudvig, Julian Limburg, Robert H. Crabtree, Arnold L. Rheingold, Louise M. Liable‐Sands, Julio C. de Paula, Hongyu Chen, Daniel A. Stone, Harry A. Frank and Cara A. Tracewell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

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John S. Vrettos

17 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O ₂ -Evolving Complex in Photosystem II

1999 626 citations Julian Limburg, John S. Vrettos et al. Science profile →

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Julian Limburg United States

Ann Magnuson Sweden

Takamitsu Kohzuma Japan

Troy A. Stich United States

James P. McEvoy United States

A. Geoffrey Sykes United Kingdom

Lisa M. Utschig United States

Julio C. de Paula United States

Fraser MacMillan Germany

Winfried Leibl France

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Robinson, Sophia G., et al.. (2015). Minocycline and tigecycline form higher-order Ca2+ complexes of stronger affinity than tetracycline. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 441. 181–191. 11 indexed citations

Ravi, Jascindra, Ratna Tantra, Christopher Jones, et al.. (2010). International comparability in spectroscopic measurements of protein structure by circular dichroism: CCQM-P59. Metrologia. 47(1A). 8022–8022. 5 indexed citations

Vrettos, John S. & Curtis W. Meuse. (2009). Infrared techniques for quantifying protein structural stability. Analytical Biochemistry. 390(1). 14–20. 12 indexed citations

Vrettos, John S., et al.. (2006). Lyophilization Cycle Development for a High-Concentration Monoclonal Antibody Formulation Lacking a Crystalline Bulking Agent. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 96(6). 1598–1608. 69 indexed citations

Chen, R. Tagore, G.W. Olack, et al.. (2006). Speciation of the Catalytic Oxygen Evolution System: [Mn^III/IV₂(μ-O)₂(terpy)₂(H₂O)₂](NO₃)₃+ HSO₅^-. Inorganic Chemistry. 46(1). 34–43. 80 indexed citations

Tinoco, Arthur D., et al.. (2005). Catalytic Oxygen Evolution by a Bioinorganic Model of the Photosystem II Oxygen-Evolving Complex. Journal of Chemical Education. 82(5). 791–791. 4 indexed citations

Cua, Agnes, John S. Vrettos, Julio C. de Paula, Gary W. Brudvig, & David F. Bocian. (2003). Raman spectra and normal coordinate analyses of low-frequency vibrations of oxo-bridged manganese complexes. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 8(4). 439–451. 22 indexed citations

Vrettos, John S., Daniel A. Stone, & Gary W. Brudvig. (2002). Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca²⁺ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca²⁺ in O₂ Formation. Biochemistry. 42(3). 848–848. 2 indexed citations

Vrettos, John S. & Gary W. Brudvig. (2002). Water oxidation chemistry of photosystem II. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 357(1426). 1395–1405. 120 indexed citations

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Tracewell, Cara A., John S. Vrettos, James A. Bautista, Harry A. Frank, & Gary W. Brudvig. (2001). Carotenoid Photooxidation in Photosystem II. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 385(1). 61–69. 158 indexed citations

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Vrettos, John S., Julian Limburg, & Gary W. Brudvig. (2001). Mechanism of photosynthetic water oxidation: combining biophysical studies of photosystem II with inorganic model chemistry. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1503(1-2). 229–245. 205 indexed citations

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Vrettos, John S., Daniel A. Stone, & Gary W. Brudvig. (2001). Quantifying the Ion Selectivity of the Ca²⁺ Site in Photosystem II: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Ca²⁺ in O₂ Formation. Biochemistry. 40(26). 7937–7945. 138 indexed citations

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Limburg, Julian, John S. Vrettos, Robert H. Crabtree, et al.. (2001). High-Frequency EPR Study of a New Mononuclear Manganese(III) Complex: [(terpy)Mn(N₃)₃] (terpy = 2,2‘:6‘,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine). Inorganic Chemistry. 40(7). 1698–1703. 66 indexed citations

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Vrettos, John S., et al.. (2001). Factors that determine the unusually low reduction potential of cytochrome c 550 in cyanobacterial photosystem II. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 6(7). 708–716. 24 indexed citations

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Limburg, Julian, John S. Vrettos, Hongyu Chen, et al.. (2000). Characterization of the O₂-Evolving Reaction Catalyzed by [(terpy)(H₂O)Mn^III(O)₂Mn^IV(OH₂)(terpy)](NO₃)₃ (terpy = 2,2‘:6,2‘ ‘-Terpyridine). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(3). 423–430. 296 indexed citations

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Vrettos, John S., David Stewart, Julio C. de Paula, & Gary W. Brudvig. (1999). Low-Temperature Optical and Resonance Raman Spectra of a Carotenoid Cation Radical in Photosystem II. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 103(31). 6403–6406. 64 indexed citations

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Limburg, Julian, John S. Vrettos, Louise M. Liable‐Sands, et al.. (1999). A Functional Model for O-O Bond Formation by the O ₂ -Evolving Complex in Photosystem II. Science. 283(5407). 1524–1527. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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