Electron transfer and autoxidation kinetics of the bis(imidazole)bis(dimethylglyoximato)iron(II) complex

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 1230-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique E. Toma ◽  
Antonio Carlos C. Silva

The properties and reactivity of the bis(imidazole)bis-(dimethylglyoximato)iron(II) complex have been studied based on spectroelectrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry, and stopped-flow kinetics in aqueous solution. The autoxidation reaction was found to be inhibited by the imidazole ligand in excess but susceptible to copper(II) catalysis. In this case a mechanism has been proposed, consisting of a rapid electron transfer followed by the reoxidation of the resulting Cu(I) species by O2.


1966 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Smith ◽  
IR Wilson

Initial rates of reaction for the above oxidation have been measured by a stopped-flow conductance method. Between pH 2 and 3.6, the initial rate of reaction, R, is given by the expression R{[HSO5-]+[SCN-]} = {kb+kc[H+]}[HSO5-]0[SCN-]20+ka[H+]-1[HSO5]20[SCN-]0 As pH increases, there is a transition to a pH-independent rate, first order in each thiocyanate and peroxomonosulphate concentrations.









1987 ◽  
Vol 243 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
S R Patanjali ◽  
M J Swamy ◽  
A Surolia

The presence of two essential tryptophan residues/molecule was implicated in the binding site of Abrus agglutinin [Patanjali, Swamy, Anantharam, Khan & Surolia (1984) Biochem. J. 217, 773-781]. A detailed study of the stopped-flow kinetics of the oxidation of tryptophan residues revealed three classes of tryptophan residues in the native protein. A discrete reorganization of tryptophan residues revealed three classes of tryptophan residues in the native protein. A discrete reorganization of tryptophan residues into two phases was observed upon ligand binding. The heterogeneity of tryptophan exposure was substantiated by quenching studies with acrylamide, succinimide and Cs+. Our study revealed the microenvironment of tryptophan residues to be hydrophobic, and also the presence of acidic amino acid residues in the vicinity of surface-localized tryptophan residues.



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