[Long-range electron transfer in globular proteins by polaron excitation].
Considering polaron model, we have calculated an electron state localized in the protein heme. Using these calculations: the electron density and electron energy, we estimated the self-exchange rate constant for cyt c (horse heart), its reorganization energy, matrix element, and dependence of this rate on the distance between hemes. The results are compared with the experimental data and other theoretical estimations. We discuss the role of polaron excitations in the long-range electron transfer in globular proteins.
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D004583:Electrons; D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D011487:Protein Conformation
D006418:Heme