Mechanistic insights for formation of an organometallic Co-C bond in the methyl transfer reaction catalyzed by methionine synthase

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 50, 2013, Pages 16044-16057

  Kumar, Neeraj ^a   Kozlowski, Pawel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSFER; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYL TRANSFERS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; QUANTUM MECHANICS/MOLECULAR MECHANICS; RADICAL MECHANISM; RADICAL REACTIONS; TRANSITION STATE;

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY BARRIERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; MOLECULAR MODELING; ORGANOMETALLICS; PROTONATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CARBON; COBALT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COBALT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84890936845     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4093145     Document Type: Article

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