On CO Egress from, and Re-Uptake by, the Enzyme MauG, as a Mimic of the Acquisition of Oxidizing Agents by the pre-MADH_MauG System. A Molecular Mechanics Approach |
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Authors: | Francesco Pietra |
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Affiliation: | Accademia Lucchese di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, Classe di Scienze, Palazzo Ducale, I-Lucca 55100, (phone/fax: +39-0583?417336). francesco.pietra@accademialucchese.it. |
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Abstract: | In this work, by applying a non-deterministic, randomly-oriented minimal force to the dissociated CO ligand of the MauG-CO system, the molecular-dynamics (MD) behavior of this system could be quickly unraveled. It turned out that CO has no marked directional egress from the high-spin c-heme iron distal pocket. Rather, CO is able to exploit all interstices created during the protein fluctuations. Nonetheless, no steady route toward the surrounding solvent was ever observed: CO jumped first into other binding pockets before being able to escape the protein. In a few cases, on hitting the surrounding H(2) O molecules, CO was observed to reverse direction, re-entering the protein. A contention that conformational inversion of the P107 ring provides a gate to the iron ion is not supported by the present simulations. |
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