Emergent properties from dynamicity in biomimetic coordination complexes

Paul J. Griffin, Lisa Olshansky

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Abstract

Many biological metallocofactors exist in dynamic equilibria of electronic and/or structural isomeric forms. Developing metal complexes that mimic this type of dynamicity, we repeatedly observe the emergence of new properties beyond an average of those of the two isomeric forms. These findings suggest that intrinsic conformational dynamicity within metalloprotein active sites may play functional roles in mediating catalysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)424-427
Number of pages4
JournalTrends in Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2024

Keywords

  • bioinorganic
  • conformational fluxionality
  • metallocofactor
  • metalloenzyme

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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