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Preparation and Characterization of and Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Pentaammineruthenium Derivative of Candida krisei Cytochrome c

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Selman, Mary (1989) Preparation and Characterization of and Intramolecular Electron Transfer in a Pentaammineruthenium Derivative of Candida krisei Cytochrome c. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/hpxj-n706. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08262013-151906759

Abstract

A semisynthetic binuclear metalloprotein has been prepared by appending the pentaammineruthenium moiety to histidine 39 of the cytochrome c from the yeast Candida krusei. The site of ruthenium binding was identified by peptide mapping. Spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of the derivative indicate the protein conformation is unperturbed by the modification. A preliminary (minimum) rate constant of 170s-1 has been determined for the intramolecular electron transfer from ruthenium(II) to iron(III), which occurs over a distance of at least 13Å (barring major conformational changes). Electrochemical studies indicate that this reaction should proceed with a driving force of ~170mV. The rate constant is an order of magnitude faster than that observed in horse heart cytochrome c for intramolecular electron transfer from pentaammineruthenium(II)(histidine 33) to iron(III) (over a similar distance, and with a similar driving force), suggesting a medium or orientation effect makes the Candida intramolecular electron transfer more favorable.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:Chemistry
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemistry
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Gray, Harry B.
Thesis Committee:
  • Campbell, Judith L. (chair)
  • Baldeschwieler, John D.
  • Gray, Harry B.
  • Hopfield, John J.
Defense Date:1 March 1989
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Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:08262013-151906759
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:08262013-151906759
DOI:10.7907/hpxj-n706
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ID Code:7946
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Deposited On:27 Aug 2013 15:21
Last Modified:21 Oct 2021 22:36

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