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A Density Functional Theory-Based Scheme to Compute the Redox Potential of a Transition Metal Complex: Applications to Heme Compound.

ABSTRACT: We estimated the redox potential of a model heme compound by using the combination of our density functionals with a computational scheme, which corrects the solvation energy to the normal solvent model. Among many density functionals, the LC-BOP12 functional gave the smallest mean absolute error of 0.16 V in the test molecular sets. The application of these methods revealed that the redox potential of a model heme can be controlled within 200 mV by changing the protonation state and even within 20 mV by the flipping of the ligand histidine. In addition, the redox potential depends on the inverse of the dielectric constant, which controls the surroundings. The computational results also imply that a system with a low dielectric constant avoids the charged molecule by controlling either the redox potential or the protonation system.

SUBMITTER: Matsui T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412623 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Density Functional Theory-Based Scheme to Compute the Redox Potential of a Transition Metal Complex: Applications to Heme Compound.

Matsui Toru T Song Jong-Won JW

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190225 4

We estimated the redox potential of a model heme compound by using the combination of our density functionals with a computational scheme, which corrects the solvation energy to the normal solvent model. Among many density functionals, the LC-BOP12 functional gave the smallest mean absolute error of 0.16 V in the test molecular sets. The application of these methods revealed that the redox potential of a model heme can be controlled within 200 mV by changing the protonation state and even within ...[more]

PMID: 30823577

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A Density Functional Theory-Based Scheme to Compute the Redox Potential of a Transition Metal Complex: Applications to Heme Compound.

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A Density Functional Theory-Based Scheme to Compute the Redox Potential of a Transition Metal Complex: Applications to Heme Compound.

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