sulfheme in the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and a reactive oxygen species such as
hydrogen peroxide. For reasons unknown, sulfheme derivatives are formed specifically on
solvent-excluded heme pyrrole B. Sulfhemes severely decrease the oxygen-binding affinity
in hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb). Here, use of hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular
mechanical methods has permitted characterization of the entire process of sulfheme …