RESTRICTED INTRAMOLECULAR ENERGY FLOW IN LARGE MOLECULES - HETEROGENEOUS AND ENZYME CATALYSIS

摘要

The free intramolecular energy flow can be restricted by the presence of a heavy atom in the molecule. As a result of this restriction, adsorbed molecules bonded on the metal surface and/or substrate molecules in the enzyme-substrate complex with a metal atom near the binding site can have a higher vibrational energy than the surroundings. The reaction rate is then enhanced bg this energy localization. [References: 29]