A novel method for determining the electron tunneling pathway in protein

Authors
Kawatsu, T Kakitani, T Yamato, T
Citation
T. Kawatsu et al., A novel method for determining the electron tunneling pathway in protein, INORG CHIM, 300, 2000, pp. 862-868
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA
ISSN journal
00201693 → ACNP
Volume
300
Year of publication
2000
Pages
862 - 868
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-1693(20000430)300:<862:ANMFDT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A novel method for determining the electron tunneling pathway in protein is proposed. The pathway is constructed connecting vectors of important inter atomic currents of the tunneling electron. The method is applied to some ru thenium-modified azurins. From this analysis, we found that the through-spa ce is very often used as well as the through-bond, while the hydrogen-bond is scarcely used in the important interatomic currents. (C) 2000 Elsevier S cience S.A. All rights reserved.