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    • Stereochemical structure and biochemical activity of heme proteins

      Samaresh Mitra

      Volume 106 Issue 3 June 1994 pp 729-734

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    • Keywords

       

      Stereochemical geometry; heme enzymes; spin-lattice; catalytic cycle

    • Abstract

       

      A correlation between the stereochemical geometry around the metal ion in heme enzymes and their catalytic properties is attempted. It is shown that spin-lattice relaxation time measurement of bulk water in the enzyme solution gives accurate information as to the presence or absence of water molecule at the sixth coordination site of the heme iron. The rate of formation of compound I, an intermediate in the catalytic cycle of the enzymes, is shown to be directly related to the nature of the sixth coordination site of the heme.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Samaresh Mitra1

      1. Chemical Physics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Bombay - 400005, India

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      Published
      June 1994

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