Photosystem II is the enzyme responsible for generating nearly all the oxygen in the atmosphere. Room-temperature time-resolved crystallography and spectroscopy measurements at X-ray free-electron lasers help to elucidate the sequence of events in the water oxidation reaction of photosystem II leading to the formation of di­oxy­gen from two molecules of water.

The integral membrane lysine permease from P. aeruginosa was cloned and overexpressed in E. coli as a GFP-fusion protein. Crystals of the tag-less transporter diffracted to 7.5 Å resolution.

BioStruct-Africa has been working to bridge the technology gap through capacity building for Africa-based researchers in structural biology.