Energetics and vibronics analyses of the enzymatic coupled electron-proton transfer from nfsa nitroreductase to trinitrotoluene

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 543-553

  Salazar Salinas, Karim ^a   Seminario, Jorge M ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled electron transfer; NfsA nitroreductase; Photoinduced electron transport; Trinitrotoluene (TNT); Vibrational modes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSFER; NITROREDUCTASES; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT); VIBRATIONAL MODES;

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTON TRANSFER; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77956634694     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2010.2058814     Document Type: Conference Paper

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