Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin
The development of optical multidimensional spectroscopic techniques has opened up new possibilities for the study of biological processes. Recently, ultrafast two- dimensional ultraviolet spectroscopy experiments have determined the rates of tryptophan→heme electron transfer and excitation energy t...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41506/ |
| _version_ | 1848796289977810944 |
|---|---|
| author | Suess, Christian J. Hirst, Jonathan D. Besley, Nicholas A. |
| author_facet | Suess, Christian J. Hirst, Jonathan D. Besley, Nicholas A. |
| author_sort | Suess, Christian J. |
| building | Nottingham Research Data Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | The development of optical multidimensional spectroscopic techniques has opened up new possibilities for the study of biological processes. Recently, ultrafast two- dimensional ultraviolet spectroscopy experiments have determined the rates of tryptophan→heme electron transfer and excitation energy transfer for the two tryptophan residues in myoglobin [Consani et al., Science, 2013, 339, 1586]. Here we show that accurate prediction of these rates can be achieved using Marcus theory in conjunction with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). Key intermediate residues between the donor and acceptor are identified, and in particular the residues Val68 and Ile75 play a critical role in calculations of the electron coupling matrix elements. Our calculations demonstrate how small changes in structure can have a large effect on the rates, and show that the different rates of electron transfer are dictated by the distance between the heme and tryptophan residues, while for excitation energy transfer the orientation of the tryptophan residues relative to the heme is important. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T19:45:37Z |
| format | Article |
| id | nottingham-41506 |
| institution | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T19:45:37Z |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | nottingham-415062020-05-04T18:40:31Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41506/ Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin Suess, Christian J. Hirst, Jonathan D. Besley, Nicholas A. The development of optical multidimensional spectroscopic techniques has opened up new possibilities for the study of biological processes. Recently, ultrafast two- dimensional ultraviolet spectroscopy experiments have determined the rates of tryptophan→heme electron transfer and excitation energy transfer for the two tryptophan residues in myoglobin [Consani et al., Science, 2013, 339, 1586]. Here we show that accurate prediction of these rates can be achieved using Marcus theory in conjunction with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). Key intermediate residues between the donor and acceptor are identified, and in particular the residues Val68 and Ile75 play a critical role in calculations of the electron coupling matrix elements. Our calculations demonstrate how small changes in structure can have a large effect on the rates, and show that the different rates of electron transfer are dictated by the distance between the heme and tryptophan residues, while for excitation energy transfer the orientation of the tryptophan residues relative to the heme is important. Wiley 2017-04-01 Article PeerReviewed Suess, Christian J., Hirst, Jonathan D. and Besley, Nicholas A. (2017) Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin. Journal of Computational Chemistry . ISSN 1096-987X Myoglobin Electron transfer Excitation energy transfer TDDFT http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcc.24793/abstract doi:10.1002/jcc.24793 doi:10.1002/jcc.24793 |
| spellingShingle | Myoglobin Electron transfer Excitation energy transfer TDDFT Suess, Christian J. Hirst, Jonathan D. Besley, Nicholas A. Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title | Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title_full | Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title_fullStr | Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title_short | Quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| title_sort | quantum chemical calculations of tryptophan→heme electron and excitation energy transfer rates in myoglobin |
| topic | Myoglobin Electron transfer Excitation energy transfer TDDFT |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41506/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41506/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41506/ |