Analysis of the Reactivities of Protein C-H Bonds to H Atom Abstraction by OH Radical
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Volume
132
First Page
16450
Last Page
16459
Abstract
Ab initio and density functional theory calculations are used to monitor the process wherein a OH· radical is allowed to approach the various CH groups of a Leu dipeptide, with its CH(2)CH(CH(3))(2) side chain. After forming an encounter complex, the OH· abstracts the pertinent H atom, and the resulting HOH is then dissociated from the complex. The energy barriers for H· abstraction from the β, γ, and δ CH groups are all less than 8 kcal/mol, but a significantly higher barrier is computed for the C(α)H removal. This higher barrier is the result of the strong H-bonds formed in the encounter complex between the OH· and the NH and C═O groups of the peptide units that surround the C(α) atom. This low-energy complex represents a kinetic trap which raises the energy needed to surmount the ensuing H· transfer barrier.
Recommended Citation
Analysis of the Reactivities of Protein C-H Bonds to H Atom Abstraction by OH Radical S. Scheiner, T. Kar J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010 132 16450–16459
