The Nickel-Pincer Complex in Lactate Racemase Is an Electron Relay and Sink that acts through Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer

Binju Wang*, Sason Shaik

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Abstract

QM/MM calculations reveal that the nickel pincer complex in lactate racemase functions as a reversible “single-center electrode” that accepts and donates back an electron. In this way, it catalyzes the isomerization process d-lactate⇌l-lactate through successive proton-coupled electron-transfer steps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10098-10102
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume56
Issue number34
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Aug 2017

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Keywords

  • QM/MM calculations
  • enzyme mechanisms
  • lactate racemase
  • metalloenzymes
  • pincer complexes

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