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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem B. 2006 Nov 16;110(45):22861–22871. doi: 10.1021/jp061653q

Table 4.

Root mean square deviation (RMSD) between the Quantum Mechanical and the Molecular Mechanical Optimized Structures of Tetrahydrobiopterin, Dioxy-Iron Porphirin Methylthiolate Complex, and Tetramethylthiolate Zn Complex.

Compound RMSD a
Bond length [nm] Bond angle [º] Dihedral angle [°]
BH4 0.0013
0.0012
0.89
1.57
20.6
15.0
O2-Fe-PP-SMe b 0.0010
0.0010
0.98
0.98
2.15
2.15
[Zn(MeS)4] 2- c 0.0036
0.0036
4.62
4.62
23.20
23.20
a

First row: RMSD for parameterized bond lengths, bond angles and dihedral angles; second row: total RMSD.

b

Dioxy-iron porphyrin methylthiolate complex.

c

Tetramethylthiolate Zn complex.