Key role of active-site water molecules in bacteriorhodopsin proton-transfer reactions.

作者: Ana-Nicoleta Bondar , Jerome Baudry , Sándor Suhai , Stefan Fischer , Jeremy C. Smith

DOI: 10.1021/JP801916F

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摘要: The functional mechanism of the light-driven proton pump protein bacteriorhodopsin depends on location water molecules in active site at various stages photocycle and their roles proton-transfer steps. Here, free energy computations indicate that electrostatic interactions favor presence a cytoplasmic-side molecule hydrogen bonding to retinal Schiff base state preceding transfer from Asp85. However, nonequilibrium nature pumping process means probability occupancy given both energies insertion this other sites during steps kinetic accessibility these time scale reaction has dramatic effect transfer: is channeled Thr89 side retinal, whereas trans...

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