Intramolecular electron transfer between molybdenum and iron mimicking bacterial sulphite dehydrogenase.
Diferrocenyl/diferrocenium substituted dioxido molybdenum(VI) complexes [Fe2MoO2] 2(Fc)/[2(FC)]²⁺ mimic the catalytic active site including the redox subunits as well as the catalytic function of bacterial sulphite oxidases.
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany. katja.heinze@uni-mainz.de.
Kristina
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Hüttinger
Christoph
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Förster
Katja
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Heinze
D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002384:Catalysis; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004579:Electron Transport; D004583:Electrons; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D050902:Sulfite Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C064804:ferrocenium; D008982:Molybdenum; D007501:Iron; D050902:Sulfite Dehydrogenase