Electron transfer in proteins: A novel approach for the description of donor-acceptor coupling
Date
1994Source
Journal of Physical ChemistryVolume
98Issue
13Pages
3379-3388Google Scholar check
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We propose a nonperturbative Green's function approach for analyzing the effects of conformation on electron-transfer matrix elements in proteins. This approach allows the analysis (at all levels of detail) of the contributions of different protein structural elements to the electronic coupling between donor and acceptor. It also describes propagation and interference effects semianalytically. We define electronic contact maps and electronic propagation maps which can be used to interpret the effect of the protein's conformation on the total donor-acceptor coupling. © 1994 American Chemical Society.