Short-lived metal-centered excited state initiates iron-methionine photodissociation in ferrous cytochrome c
oleh: Marco E. Reinhard, Michael W. Mara, Thomas Kroll, Hyeongtaek Lim, Ryan G. Hadt, Roberto Alonso-Mori, Matthieu Chollet, James M. Glownia, Silke Nelson, Dimosthenis Sokaras, Kristjan Kunnus, Tim Brandt van Driel, Robert W. Hartsock, Kasper S. Kjaer, Clemens Weninger, Elisa Biasin, Leland B. Gee, Keith O. Hodgson, Britt Hedman, Uwe Bergmann, Edward I. Solomon, Kelly J. Gaffney
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01 |
Deskripsi
The dissociation mechanism of the heme axial ligand in heme proteins is not yet fully understood. The authors investigate the photodissociation dynamics of the bond between heme Fe and methionine S in ferrous cytochrome c using femtosecond time-resolved X-ray solution scattering and X-ray emission spectroscopy, simultaneously tracking electronic and nuclear structure changes.