How does ethene inactivate cytochrome P450 en route to its epoxidation? A density functional study

Sam P. De Visser, François Ogliaro, Sason Shaik*

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Abstract

The suicidal complex 42, which inactivates cytochrome P450 during olefin epoxidation, was shown by density functional calculations to be formed from the same high-spin intermediate (41-III) that leads to stereochemical scrambling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2871-2874
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume40
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 2001

Keywords

  • Cytochromes
  • Density functional calculations
  • Electronic structure
  • Enzymes

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