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Current Inorganic Chemistry (Discontinued)

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ISSN (Print): 1877-9441
ISSN (Online): 1877-945X

Estimation of Electronic Coupling for Charge Transfer in Bioinorganic Molecules

Author(s): Alexander A. Voityuk

Volume 3, Issue 3, 2013

Page: [260 - 269] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1877944103666140110230337

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Abstract

Fundamental biochemical processes such as respiration and photosynthesis rely on electron transfer (ET) between cofactors containing transition metal atoms. Donor-acceptor electronic coupling VDA is a key parameter that controls the ET rate. Accurate estimation of this parameter is challenging. In the paper, we consider different methods used to calculate the coupling matrix element for ET between transition-metal centers in proteins and discuss their advantages and limitations.

Keywords: Electron coupling, electronic transfer, structural dynamics, transition metal cofactors, quantum-mechanical calculations.


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