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Effect of molybdenum and tungsten on the reduction of nitrate in nitrate reductase, a DFT study.


ABSTRACT: The molybdenum and tungsten active site model complexes, derived from the protein X-ray crystal structure of the first W-containing nitrate reductase isolated from Pyrobaculum aerophilum, were computed for nitrate reduction at the COSMO-B3LYP/SDDp//B3LYP/Lanl2DZ(p) energy level of density functional theory. The molybdenum containing active site model complex (Mo-Nar) has the largest activation energy (34.4 kcal/mol) for the oxygen atom transfer from the nitrate to the metal center as compared to the tungsten containing active site model complex (W-Nar) (12.0 kcal/mol). Oxidation of the educt complex is close to thermoneutral (-1.9 kcal/mol) for the Mo active site model complex but strongly exothermic (-34.7 kcal/mol) for the W containing active site model complex, however, the MVI to MIV reduction requires equal amount of reductive power for both metal complexes, Mo-Nar or W-Nar.

SUBMITTER: Habib U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5405038 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of molybdenum and tungsten on the reduction of nitrate in nitrate reductase, a DFT study.

Habib Uzma U   Hoffman Matthias M  

Chemistry Central journal 20170426 1


The molybdenum and tungsten active site model complexes, derived from the protein X-ray crystal structure of the first W-containing nitrate reductase isolated from Pyrobaculum aerophilum, were computed for nitrate reduction at the COSMO-B3LYP/SDDp//B3LYP/Lanl2DZ(p) energy level of density functional theory. The molybdenum containing active site model complex (Mo-Nar) has the largest activation energy (34.4 kcal/mol) for the oxygen atom transfer from the nitrate to the metal center as compared to  ...[more]

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