Ayushi Awasthi

Heme Peroxo Reaction Intermediates: Mimicking Biological Structure and Reactivity With Synthetic Model Systems.

Heme enzymes are at the center of a mélange of salient transformations in biology, and for aerobic life, dioxygen binding and activation are by far the most critical. These enzymes typically channel through a panel of distinct heme-oxygen adducts, of which early- or mid-valent (i.e., Fe(III)-containing) intermediates h...