ISSN:
1432-2234
Keywords:
Key words: Rubisco mechanism
;
Transition-state structures
;
Ab initio calculations
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract. The carboxylation and oxygenation processes of a model substrate, 3,4-dihydroxy-2-pentanone, have been theoreticaly characterized as a set of steps, mimicking the corresponding reactions of D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate catalyzed by rubisco. A theoretical characterization is carried out of transition-state structures and possible molecular intermediates represented as saddle points of index 1 and minimum energy structures, respectively. The quantum chemical characterization, at the HF/3-21G calculation level, of these stationary points is used to rationalize and to discuss both catalyzed sequences. The reported set of these stationary points maps out most experimental aspects of the reaction pathways for the real system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002140050435
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