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These appHcations are mosdy examples of homogeneous catalysis. Coordination catalysts that are attached to polymers via phosphine, siloxy, or other side chains have also shown promise. The catalytic specificity is often modified by such immobilization. Metal enzymes are, from this point of view, anchored coordination catalysts immobilized by the protein chains. Even multistep syntheses are possible using alternating catalysts along polymer chains. Other polynuclear coordination species, such as the homopoly and heteropoly ions, also have appHcations in reaction catalysis. 

Magnetic resonance studies on metal-enzymes. P. J. Quilley and G. A. Webb, Coord. Chem. Rev.,... 

One reason for the relatively large RMS deviations, compared to the active sites of MMO and RNR, is that the active-site residues are not coordinated to the selenium (see Figure 2-8). The lack of a structural anchor leads to a relatively unstable active-site geometry. An alternative formulation is that the presence of a metal center with strong ligand interactions is one reason the active-site model works comparatively well for many metal enzymes. 

Some of the above mentioned studies also use two-layer ONIOM QM MM approaches to include the full protein in an MM description. Other examples of QM MM calculations of metal enzymes include heme oxygenase [89], nitrate reductase [90] and peptide deformylase [91]. Finally, we note that the ONIOM (I IF Amber) potential energy surface has been directly used in a molecular dynamics study (ONIOM/MD) of cytidine deaminase [92],... 

Amino acid is one of the most important biological ligands. Researches on the coordination of metal-amino acid complexes will help us better understand the complicated behavior of the active site in a metal enzyme. Up to now many Ln-amino acid complexes [50] and 1 1 or 1 2 transition metal-amino acid complexes [51] with the structural motifs of mononuclear entity or chain have been synthesized. Recently, a series of polynuclear lanthanide clusters with amino acid as a ligand were reported (most of them display a Ln404-cubane structural motif) [52]. It is also well known that amino acids are useful ligands for the construction of polynuclear copper clusters [53-56], Several studies on polynuclear transition metal clusters with amino acids as ligands, such as [C03] [57,58], [Co2Pt2] [59], [Zn6] [60], and [Fe ] [61] were also reported. 

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The complete transformation of a racemic mixture into a single enantiomer is one of the challenging goals in asymmetric synthesis. We have developed metal-enzyme combinations for the dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of racemic primary amines. This procedure employs a heterogeneous palladium catalyst, Pd/A10(0H), as the racemization catalyst, Candida antarctica lipase B immobilized on acrylic resin (CAL-B) as the resolution catalyst and ethyl acetate or methoxymethylacetate as the acyl donor. Benzylic and aliphatic primary amines and one amino acid amide have been efficiently resolved with good yields (85—99 %) and high optical purities (97—99 %). The racemization catalyst was recyclable and could be reused for the DKR without activity loss at least 10 times. 

The formation of ligated transition metal ions at unstable high states of oxidation, its implications in the mechanisms of metal-catalyzed autoxidation, and the effect of configuration of a metal-ligand system on its redox stability have been pointed out. These considerations may be helpful in interpreting more complex metal-ligand systems including metal-enzyme reactions. 

Williams, J. W. and S. Silver. 1984. Bacterial resistance and detoxification of heavy metals. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 6 530-537. 

Probably the most important effect contributed by metal coordination to ligands is stereochemical in nature. Because of the rather strict coordination geometry imposed by metal ions, ligands can be held in suitable juxtaposition for reactions to take place between them. This phenomenon is the hallmark of metal template reactions and is also a crucial feature of metal enzyme reactions, where high specificity occurs. 

The two iron atoms in acid phosphatase appear to have different reactivity to chelating agents. One iron, as noted earlier, may be removed by treatment with dithionite. This may be replaced by Zn2+, and the resulting mixed-metal enzyme shows only half the absorption at 550 nm of the native two-iron form, it also fails to undergo the purple-to-pink colour changes. 

The metal complexes found in geological media are based on four classes of ligand the porphyrins, the simplest being porphin (19), dihydroporphyrins (chlorins) (20), tetrahydropor-phyrins (21) and the corrins (22). These in turn are generally thought to arise from the breakdown products of the chlorophylls, haem-type centres, especially the cytochromes, and related complexes such as vitamin B12 and nirrins, associated perhaps with metal enzymes in methanogenic and allied bacteria. 

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Like the heat-shock proteins, the metal enzymes are central to many very basic cell functions. The Metal-4N and Ni proteins have already been mentioned. Many other metal proteins involve metals such as iron, copper, or zinc, often associated with four sulfur atoms. Such metals... 

A major question in the modeling discussed below for metal enzymes... 

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