Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Quantum mechanical analysis of electron tunneling in nine thermally fluctuating cytochrome b562 derivatives reveals two distinct protein-mediated coupling limits. A structure-insensitive regime arises for redox partners coupled through dynamically averaged multiple-coupling pathways (in seven of the nine derivatives) where heme-edge coupling leads to the multiple-pathway regime. A structure-dependent limit governs redox partners coupled through a dominant pathway (in two of the nine derivatives) where axial-ligand coupling generates the single-pathway limit and slower rates. This two-regime paradigm provides a unified description of electron transfer rates in 26 ruthenium-modified heme and blue-copper proteins, as well as in numerous photosynthetic proteins.
Recommended Citation
Prytkova, T. R.; Kurnikov, I. V.; Beratan, D. N. Coupling coherence distinguishes structure sensitivity in protein electron transfer. Science, 2007, 315.5812, 622-625. doi: 10.1126/science.1134862
Copyright
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Science, volume 315.5812, in 2007 following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1126/science.1134862.