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Role of the Chalcogen (S, Se, Te) in the Oxidation Mechanism of the Glutathione Peroxidase Active Site
Author(s) -
Bortoli Marco,
Torsello Mauro,
Bickelhaupt F. Matthias,
Orian Laura
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201701128
Subject(s) - chalcogen , active site , chemistry , lightning (connector) , thunderstorm , front cover , peroxidase , cover (algebra) , power (physics) , physics , meteorology , crystallography , engineering , biochemistry , enzyme , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics
The front cover artwork is provided by the groups of Prof. Dr. F. Matthias Bickelhaupt (VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Prof. Dr. Laura Orian (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy). The GPx active sites resemble lightning bolts during a thunderstorm (S and Te mutants), and during a clear night for Sec‐GPx, associating its much higher anti‐oxidant power to the tremendously powerful positive lightning bolts. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/cphc.201700743.