The thermodynamics of charge transfer in DNA photolyase: using thermodynamic integration calculations to analyse the kinetics of electron transfer reactions

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 12; no. 32; pp. 9516 - 9525
• Main Authors: Krapf, Sebastian, Koslowski, Thorsten, Steinbrecher, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Chemistry; Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase - chemistry; Electron Transport; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Kinetics; Molecular Dynamics Simulation; Quantum Theory; Thermodynamics; Theory; Molecular dynamics; Electron transfer; Tryptophan; Flexibility; Free energy; Mechanism; Protein; Thermodynamics; Quantum computation; Transfer reaction; Residue; Aminoacid; DNA; Calculation; Kinetics; Thermodynamic properties; Charge transfer; Transport

DNA Photolyases are light sensitive oxidoreductases present in many organisms that participate in the repair of photodamaged DNA. They are capable of electron transfer between a bound cofactor and a chain of tryptophan amino acid residues. Due to their unique mechanism and important function, photol...