STUDY ON THE BINDING AND ACTIVATION OF DIOXYGEN BY METALLOPORPHYRINOID

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  • Bir Prakash Mishra Dept of Chemistry J P Univ Chapra
  • Jai Ram Singh Dept of Chemistry J P Univ Chapra

Abstract

Heme-containing proteins play an essential part in the physiological transport of dioxygen, and in the oxidative metabolism of both endogenous and exogenous substrates. These latter processes occur through a series of highly reactive heme–oxygen intermediates. The development of synthetic analogues of these proteins and metal–oxygen intermediates has helped to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of these proteins and to establish the fundamental criteria for metal binding and activation of O2. This chapter outlines the basic chemical principles that govern the binding and activation of dioxygen by metalloporphyrinoid centers.

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2015-06-30

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