Redox potential of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein Quantum-chemical and electrostatic study

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1797, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-359

  Kuznetsov, Andrey M ^a   Zueva, Ekaterina M ^a   Masliy, Alexei N ^a   Krishtalik, Lev I ^b  

^a KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b FRUMKIN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Absolute electrode potential; Broken symmetry approach; Density functional calculation; Protein's dielectric permittivity; Redox potential; Rieske protein

Indexed keywords

IRON SULFUR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REDOX STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHARGE;

ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX III; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 75649151572     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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