A model study on the possible effects of an external electrical field on enzymes having dinuclear iron cluster [2Fe-2S].
Hydrogenases which catalyze the H(2)↔ 2H(+) + 2e(-) reaction are metalloenzymes that can be divided into two classes, the NiFe and Fe enzymes, on the basis of their metal content. Iron-sulfur clusters [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] are common in ironhydrogenases. In the present model study, [2Fe-2S] cluster has been considered to visualize the effect of external electric field on various quantum chemical properties of it. In the model, all the cysteinyl residues are in the amide form. The PM3 type semiempirical calculations have been performed for the geometry optimization of the model structure in the absence and presence of the external field. Then, single point DFT calculations (B3LYP/6-31+G(d)) have been carried out. Depending on the direction of the field, the chemical reactivity of the model enzyme varies which suggests that an external electric field could, under proper conditions, improve the enzymatic hydrogen production.
Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey. lturker@metu.edu.tr
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000528:radiation effects; D004795:Enzyme Stability / Q000528:radiation effects; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects
D013455:Sulfur; D006859:Hydrogen; D007501:Iron; D006864:Hydrogenase