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. 2014 Jul 3;136(29):10325–10339. doi: 10.1021/ja503328a

Table 2. Average QM/MM Fe–His Bond Distances (d) and Stretching Frequencies (νFeHis) for Five-Coordinated α (Rα and Tα) and β (Rβ and Tβ) Hb Subunits, DeoxyMb and MbO2 (with Removal of O2)a.

structure d, Å νFeHis, cm–1 νFeHis, cm–1 (expt.)c
R*α 2.132 223 224d
R*β 2.140 220 224d
Rα 2.20(1)b 213(2)b 220
Tα 2.24(1)b 197(2)b 212
Rβ 2.22(1)b 210(2)b 221
Tβ 2.21(1)b 204(2)b 218
oxyMb 2.19(2)b 217(2)b  
Mb 2.17(1)b 216(4)b 220e
a

Relevant experimental values are also shown.

b

Values averaged over six snapshots taken from the 1 ns molecular dynamics simulation. The number in parentheses is the uncertainty of the mean, estimated as σ/N1/2, where σ is the standard deviation and N is the number of values used to calculate the mean values (6).

c

Experimental data from rR of sol–gel encapsulated Hbs.

d

OxyHb photoproduct values.

e

Sol–gel encapsulated deoxyMb from Samuni et al.84