The first experimental test of the hypothesis that enzymes have evolved to enhance hydrogen tunneling

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 36, 2003, Pages 10877-10884

  Doll, Kenneth M ^a   Bender, Bruce R ^a   Finke, Richard G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM MECHANICAL TUNNELING;

CATALYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENZYMES;

5' DEOXYADENOSYL RADICAL; 8 METHOXY 5' DEOXYADENOSYL RADICAL; COBAMAMIDE; DEOXYADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; DIOL DEHYDRATASE; ENZYME; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYASE; METHANE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A MUTASE; MUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; HYPOTHESIS; KINETICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

COBAMIDES; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; PROPANEDIOL DEHYDRATASE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0043236031     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja030120h     Document Type: Article

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