Contributions to cytochrome <i>c</i> inner- and outer-sphere reorganization energy
Samir Chattopadhyay, Manjistha Mukherjee, Banu Kandemir, Sarah Bowman, Kara L. Bren, Abhishek Dey
Abstract
Efficient delocalization of the redox-active molecular orbital (RAMO) in HtWT results in an increase in H AB value which in turn accelerates the electron transfer (ET) rate in spite of the higher reorganization energy ( λ ) than the HtQ64V mutant.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryHemeElectron transferCytochromeCrystallographyStereochemistryLigand (biochemistry)PhotochemistryBiochemistryReceptorEnzymePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrochemical Analysis and Applications