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Heme proteins and metalloporphyrins: Redox chemistry and oxygen binding
Author(s) -
Dolphin David,
Addison Anthony W.,
Cairns Max,
Dinello Robert K.,
Farrell Nicholas P.,
James Brian R.,
Paulson Donald R.,
Welborn Curtis
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560160213
Subject(s) - chemistry , porphyrin , redox , hydrogen peroxide , heme , oxygen , metal , photochemistry , peroxide , oxygen transport , combinatorial chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme
Metalloporphyrins perform a variety of functions in nature from the storage and transport of electrons and molecular oxygen to the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and the activation of oxygen. The chemistry of both the centrally coordinated metal and the porphyrin macrocycle play important roles in these reactions. The use of model systems and metalloporphyrins, other than iron porphyrins, is described for the elucidation of the mechanism of action of the natural systems.