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Theoretical aspects of tetrapyrrole biochemistry

Jensen, Kasper LU (2004)
Abstract
Modern theoretical simulations are able to provide significant insight into biochemical problems on a scale which continues to expand. With the aid of computer power and the sophisticated programs of researchers in the field, we have addressed a series of problems related to the so-called tetrapyrrole cofactors found in all living organisms. There have been three major challenges for us, all constituting “classical” problems in bioinorganic chemistry: i) to understand similarities and differences between various tetrapyrroles and why they were chosen by nature for their particular tasks; ii) to understand the way in which the stable, only known bioorganometallic Co-C bond is broken in enzymes; and iii) to understand how heme activates... (More)
Modern theoretical simulations are able to provide significant insight into biochemical problems on a scale which continues to expand. With the aid of computer power and the sophisticated programs of researchers in the field, we have addressed a series of problems related to the so-called tetrapyrrole cofactors found in all living organisms. There have been three major challenges for us, all constituting “classical” problems in bioinorganic chemistry: i) to understand similarities and differences between various tetrapyrroles and why they were chosen by nature for their particular tasks; ii) to understand the way in which the stable, only known bioorganometallic Co-C bond is broken in enzymes; and iii) to understand how heme activates oxygen for binding even though the reaction is spin-forbidden, and how the structural design of heme has facilitated this procedure. The thesis provides some suggestions and hopefully also some answers to all of these three questions. (Less)
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Moderna teoretiska simuleringar kan ge signifikant insikt i biokemiska problem i en omfattning som ständigt ökar. Med hjälp av datorkraft och sofistikerade program från forskare inom området have vi studerat en serie av problem som är relaterat till de så kallade tetrapyrrolkofaktorerna som finns hos alla levande organismer. Vi har tacklat tre utmaningar som alla utgör klassiska problem i biooorganisk kemi: i) att förstå likheter och skillnader mellan olika tetrapyrroler och varför de har valts till sina specialla uppgifter i naturen; ii) att förstå hur den stabila men unika organometalliska Co-C bindningen i vitamin B12 bryts i enzymer; samt iii) att förstå hur hemgruppen binder syrgas trots att... (More)
Popular Abstract in Swedish

Moderna teoretiska simuleringar kan ge signifikant insikt i biokemiska problem i en omfattning som ständigt ökar. Med hjälp av datorkraft och sofistikerade program från forskare inom området have vi studerat en serie av problem som är relaterat till de så kallade tetrapyrrolkofaktorerna som finns hos alla levande organismer. Vi har tacklat tre utmaningar som alla utgör klassiska problem i biooorganisk kemi: i) att förstå likheter och skillnader mellan olika tetrapyrroler och varför de har valts till sina specialla uppgifter i naturen; ii) att förstå hur den stabila men unika organometalliska Co-C bindningen i vitamin B12 bryts i enzymer; samt iii) att förstå hur hemgruppen binder syrgas trots att reaktionen är spinnförbjuden och hur hemgruppens strukturella design har förenklat denna procedur. Denna avhandling ger några förslag och förhoppningsvis också några svar till alla dessa tre frågor. (Less)
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  • Prof. Ghosh, Abhik, Tromsö University
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Proteiner, enzymologi, Theoretical chemistry, quantum chemistry, Teoretisk kemi, kvantkemi, enzymology, Proteins, protein, enzyme, density functional, Heme, B12
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210 pages
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Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University
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Chemical Centre, Lecture Hall C
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2004-10-29 13:00:00
ISBN
91-628-6240-5
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English
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yes
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Article: I. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “Comparison of the Chemical Properties of Iron and Cobalt Porphyrins and Corrins”, ChemBioChem 2003, 4, 413-424. Article: II. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “Comparison of the Chemical Properties of Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Porphyrins, Corrins, and Hydrocorphins”, manuscript. Article: III. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “The Axial N-Base has Minor Influence on Co-C Bond Cleavage in Cobalamins”, J. Mol. Struct. (Theochem) 2002, 585, 239-255. Article: IV. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “Theoretical prediction of the Co-C bond strength in cobalamins”, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107(38), 7539-7545. Article: V. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “Conversion of Homocysteine to Methionine by Methionine Synthase: A Density Functional Study”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125(46), 13970-13971. Article: VI. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “How the Co-C Bond is Cleaved in Coenzyme B12 Enzymes: A QM/MM Study of Glutamate Mutase”, manuscript. Article: VII. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “Importance of Proximal Hydrogen Bonds in Haem Proteins”, Mol. Phys. 2003, 101, 2003-3018. Article: VIII. Kasper P. Jensen and Ulf Ryde, “How O2 Binds to Heme: Reasons for Rapid Binding and Spin Inversion”, J. Biol. Chem. 2004, 279, 14561-14569. The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Theoretical Chemistry (S) (011001039)
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  abstract     = {{Modern theoretical simulations are able to provide significant insight into biochemical problems on a scale which continues to expand. With the aid of computer power and the sophisticated programs of researchers in the field, we have addressed a series of problems related to the so-called tetrapyrrole cofactors found in all living organisms. There have been three major challenges for us, all constituting “classical” problems in bioinorganic chemistry: i) to understand similarities and differences between various tetrapyrroles and why they were chosen by nature for their particular tasks; ii) to understand the way in which the stable, only known bioorganometallic Co-C bond is broken in enzymes; and iii) to understand how heme activates oxygen for binding even though the reaction is spin-forbidden, and how the structural design of heme has facilitated this procedure. The thesis provides some suggestions and hopefully also some answers to all of these three questions.}},
  author       = {{Jensen, Kasper}},
  isbn         = {{91-628-6240-5}},
  keywords     = {{Proteiner; enzymologi; Theoretical chemistry; quantum chemistry; Teoretisk kemi; kvantkemi; enzymology; Proteins; protein; enzyme; density functional; Heme; B12}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Theoretical aspects of tetrapyrrole biochemistry}},
  year         = {{2004}},
}