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Pathways linked by hydrogen bonds with redox-dependent breaks implicated in electron transfer in human cytochrome c protein

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Title Statement Pathways linked by hydrogen bonds with redox-dependent breaks implicated in electron transfer in human cytochrome c protein
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Ramasarma, T
Vaigundan, D
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Atom-to-atom pathways; Cytochrome c; Delocalized electron units; Electron transfer; Hydrogen bonds; Polar side chains
 
Summary, etc. Pathways of hydrogen-bond-linked peptide units, polar side chains of the amino acid residues and buried water molecules have been traced in human cytochrome c protein. These connect heme-Fe to the surface through axially coordinated Met80-S and His18-N on the two sides of the heme plate. Oxygen atoms of the heme-propionate side chain and of the internal invariant water molecules form hydrogen bonds in connecting these pathways. With 28 out of the 37 amino acid residues being in the conserved list, these pathways are likely to be common in the highly conserved cytochrome proteins. Selective breaks appear in hydrogen bonds on the His18 side in the oxidized form and on the Met80 side in the reduced form consequent to the accompanying structural changes consistent with a regulatory role. These changes are defined by φ, ψ angles of the backbone and dihedral angles of the side chains, between the redox states. The pathways are identical in both the redox forms. They are suitable for intramolecular atom-to-atom electron transfer with hydrogen bond now experimentally found to transfer electrons better than covalent σ-bond, hitherto used for making the paths.
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB)
2019-08-26 16:17:48
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IJBB); ##issue.vol## 56, ##issue.no## 1 (2019): IJBB Vol.56(1) [February 2019]
 
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