Table 3.

Mean residence times τ_M (Eq. 5) and τ_M,approx (Eq. 6) of the hole in the 5 fastest hole-hopping escape pathways of BSS, where Gly829^• is the initial hole donor and [4Fe4S]²⁺ is the final hole acceptor

Hole hopping pathways	τM, s	τM,approx, s
G829-M713-Y533-[4Fe4S] (1)	4.5 × 10−3	4.5 × 10−3
G829-M713-Y533-W58-[4Fe4S] (2)	4.5 × 10−3	4.5 × 10−3
G829-M713-W55-[4Fe4S]	7.8 × 10−3	7.8 × 10−3
G829-M713-W55-Y533-[4Fe4S]	8.0 × 10−3	8.0 × 10−3
G829-M713-W55-W531-[4Fe4S]	1.0 × 10−2	9.1 × 10−3

Pathways 1 and 2 are delineated in Fig. 4.