On the significance of hydrogen bonds for the discrimination between CO and O2 by myoglobin |
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Authors: | Emma Sigfridsson U Ryde |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University, Chemical Centre, P. O. B. 124, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden e-mail: ulf.ryde@teokem.lu.se, Tel.: +46-46-2224502, Fax: +46-46-2224543, SE |
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Abstract: | Quantum chemical geometry optimisations have been performed on realistic models of the active site of myoglobin using density
functional methods. The energy of the hydrogen bond between the distal histidine residue and CO or O2 has been estimated to be 8 kJ/mol and 32 kJ/mol, respectively. This 24 kJ/mol energy difference accounts for most of the
discrimination between CO and O2 by myoglobin (about 17 kJ/mol). Thus, steric effects seem to be of minor importance for this discrimination. The Fe—C and
C—O vibrational frequencies of CO-myoglobin have also been studied and the results indicate that CO forms hydrogen bonds to
either the distal histidine residue or a water molecule during normal conditions. We have made several attempts to optimise
structures with the deprotonated nitrogen atom of histidine directed towards CO. However, all such structures lead to unfavourable
interactions between the histidine and CO, and to νCO frequencies higher than those observed experimentally.
Received: 7 July 1998 / Accepted: 26 October 1998 |
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Keywords: | Myoglobin Hydrogen bond Quantum chemical calculations CO/O2 discrimination Vibrational frequencies |
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