Effect of molybdenum and tungsten on the reduction of nitrate in nitrate reductase, a DFT study

The molybdenum and tungsten active site model complexes, derived from the protein X-ray crystal structure of the first W-containing nitrate reductase isolated from Pyrobaculum aerophilum, were computed for nitrate reduction at the COSMO-B3LYP/SDDp//B3LYP/Lanl2DZ(p) energy level of density functional...

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Hauptverfasser: Habib, Uzma (VerfasserIn) , Hofmann, Matthias (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 26 April 2017
In: Chemistry central journal
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 11
ISSN:1752-153X
DOI:10.1186/s13065-017-0263-7
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13065-017-0263-7
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-017-0263-7
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Verfasserangaben:Uzma Habib and Matthias Hoffmann
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Zusammenfassung:The molybdenum and tungsten active site model complexes, derived from the protein X-ray crystal structure of the first W-containing nitrate reductase isolated from Pyrobaculum aerophilum, were computed for nitrate reduction at the COSMO-B3LYP/SDDp//B3LYP/Lanl2DZ(p) energy level of density functional theory. The molybdenum containing active site model complex (Mo-Nar) has the largest activation energy (34.4 kcal/mol) for the oxygen atom transfer from the nitrate to the metal center as compared to the tungsten containing active site model complex (W-Nar) (12.0 kcal/mol). Oxidation of the educt complex is close to thermoneutral (-1.9 kcal/mol) for the Mo active site model complex but strongly exothermic (-34.7 kcal/mol) for the W containing active site model complex, however, the MVI to MIV reduction requires equal amount of reductive power for both metal complexes, Mo-Nar or W-Nar.
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ISSN:1752-153X
DOI:10.1186/s13065-017-0263-7