| Literature DB >> 12730687 |
Derren J Heyes1, C Neil Hunter, Ivo H M van Stokkum, Rienk van Grondelle, Marie Louise Groot.
Abstract
The reaction catalyzed by the light-driven enzyme protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase (POR) has been initiated with a 50-fs laser pulse. We show that the catalytic mechanism, involving proton and hydride transfers, proceeds with time constants of 3 ps and 400 ps. It is known that catalysis by POR involves thermally excited protein dynamics; our results show that these molecular motions occur on an ultrafast timescale.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12730687 DOI: 10.1038/nsb929
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Struct Biol ISSN: 1072-8368