Table 1.

MD studies of rate constants in pores

Parameter Gramicidin (Na+)a IRK1 (K+)b KcsA (Ba2+)c 
κRF 0.11 0.1 
κGH 0.1 0.1 0.25 
κKr 0.08 0.06 
ΔG* (kcal/mol) 4.5 15 
ωR/2π (s−15.2 × 1012 4.1 × 1013 
kTST (s−12.1 × 109 208 
α = κGHkTST (s−12.1 × 108 52 
αexp (s−14.0 × 108 204 
Parameter Gramicidin (Na+)a IRK1 (K+)b KcsA (Ba2+)c 
κRF 0.11 0.1 
κGH 0.1 0.1 0.25 
κKr 0.08 0.06 
ΔG* (kcal/mol) 4.5 15 
ωR/2π (s−15.2 × 1012 4.1 × 1013 
kTST (s−12.1 × 109 208 
α = κGHkTST (s−12.1 × 108 52 
αexp (s−14.0 × 108 204 

αexp, experimental rate constant; Kr, Kramers theory; RF, reactive flux method.

a

Roux and Karplus (1991).

b

White et al. (2000); Tolokh et al. (2002).

c

Rowley and Roux (2013).

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