TABLE 1.

Rate constants and relative amplitudes describing the response to a temperature jump

		Relative amplitude of ki-component
	Equation no.	k1 1.0 ± 0.2* min−1	k2 0.18 ± 0.04* min−1	k3 0.014 ± 0.005* min−1
Decay of 02 evolution activity	1	88%	–	–
TyrDox reduction	1	95%	–	–
Mn2+ formation	2	p.r.	50%	50%
Downshift of Mn	5	17%	50%	33%
K-edge energy
Increase of ∼2.7 Å Mn-Mn distance	1	p.r.	100%	–
Change of coordination no.
NI	3	p.r.	50%	50%
NII	2	p.r.	50%	50%
NIII	3	p.r.	50%	50%
NIV	4	p.r.	100%	–
NV	1	100%	–	–
NVI	3	p.r.	50%	50%

The indicated equations, rate constant values, and relative amplitudes were used for calculation of the solid curves in Figs. 1, 2, and 5–7.

^*Range of the obtained rate constants resulting from independent fits of the various time-courses; p.r., preceding reaction giving rise to a lag phase.