Electron transfer and proton coupling in proteins

被引:17
作者
Williams, RJP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Inorgan Chem Lab, Oxford OX1 3QR, England
关键词
electron transfer; proton transfer; proteins; Marcus equation; relaxation energy; transmission coefficient; water in proteins; bio-energetics;
D O I
10.1006/jssc.1999.8192
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
It is shown that electron transfer in proteins is not very dependent on protein structure but is considerably aided by donor/acceptor group orientations. The value of structure within proteins is very largely due to overall atomic packing, and since proteins generally are equally packed, the separation distance of donors and accepters is usually the dominant term. The need to describe structural features in detail is, however, essential when electron/proton coupled motions are involved. The question as to the importance of small conformational oscillations and changes is examined. (C) 1999 Academic Press.
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页码:488 / 495
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