A Novel Mechanism of Proton Transfer in Protonated Peptides

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Authors

KULHÁNEK Petr SCHLAG Edward W. KOČA Jaroslav

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja035800z
Field Physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry
Keywords proton transfer; proton exchange; proton interaction; DFT
Description The study presents quantum-chemical calculations on proton transfer in protonated N-acetylglycyl-N1-methylglycinamide (AGA) as a short oligopeptide model. All calculations employ the B3LYP functional and the 6-31++G** basis set. Two different mechanisms of proton transfer are discussed. The rate-determining step of the first mechanism exhibits an energy barrier of about 17.7 kcal/mol, and it is represented by an isomerization of the proton around the double bond of the carbonyl group. The second mechanism is based on the large conformational flexibility of AGA, where all carbonyl oxygens cooperate. The rate-determining step of this mechanism exhibits an energy barrier of only 8.3 kcal/mol.
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