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Nickel superoxide dismutase reaction mechanism studied by hybrid density functional methods.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 14 Jun 2006
Pelmenschikov Vladimir, Siegbahn Per E M
Abstract excerpt
The reaction mechanism for the disproportionation of the toxic superoxide radical to molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide by the nickel-dependent superoxide dismutase (NiSOD) has been studied using the B3LYP hybrid DFT method. Based on the recent X-ray structures of the enzyme in the resting oxidized Ni(III) and X-ray-reduced Ni(II) states, the model investigated includes the backbone spacer of six residues...
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