scholarly journals A broken-symmetry density functional study of structures, energies, and protonation states along the catalytic O–O bond cleavage pathway in ba3 cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (31) ◽  
pp. 21162-21171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Ge Han Du ◽  
Andreas W. Götz ◽  
Longhua Yang ◽  
Ross C. Walker ◽  
Louis Noodleman

The [Fea3, CuB] dinuclear center states along the O–O bond cleavage pathway in ba3 cytochrome c oxidase have been studied using broken-symmetry density functional calculations.

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (43) ◽  
pp. 30040-30046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adisak Boonchun ◽  
Pakpoom Reunchan ◽  
Naoto Umezawa

The energetics and electronic structures of native defects in anatase TiO2 are comprehensively studied using hybrid density functional calculations.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizka N. Fadilla ◽  
Febdian Rusydi ◽  
Nufida D. Aisyah ◽  
Vera Khoirunisa ◽  
Hermawan K. Dipojono ◽  
...  

Acetylcholine, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, is widely known to have conformers. The preference of each conformer to undergo neutral hydrolysis is yet to be considered. In this study, we employed density-functional calculations to build the conformers and investigated their preference in one-step neutral hydrolysis. The results showed the preference in ten possible hydrolysis pathways involving seven acetylcholine conformers (reactant), four transition state structures, and two choline conformers (product). Three out of the seven acetylcholine conformers predicted from the results confirmed experimental findings on the conformers stability. We suggested that two out of ten possible pathways were observed in the experimental results based on agreement in reaction energy. Eventually, this study will emphasize the importance of considering acetylcholine conformers in its hydrolysis study.


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