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Binuclear copper clusters as active sites for oxidases.

H S Mason

    Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
    |January 1, 1976
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    Binuclear copper clusters are vital in enzymes like ceruloplasmin and hemocyanin. Establishing their presence requires specific stoichiometric and physical/chemical criteria for accurate enzyme function analysis.

    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Bioinorganic Chemistry
    • Enzymology

    Background:

    • Binuclear cupric ion clusters are key functional sites in several metalloenzymes.
    • Established examples include human ceruloplasmin, hemocyanin, and mushroom tyrosinase.
    • Fungal laccase and zucchini ascorbate oxidase likely contain these clusters, with possible roles in cytochrome oxidase and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To elucidate the criteria for identifying functional binuclear copper clusters in enzymes.
    • To provide a framework for analyzing copper-containing enzyme active sites.

    Main Methods:

    • Review and synthesis of existing stoichiometric and physical/chemical evidence.
    • Analysis of criteria including O2/CO binding, redox titrations, EPR spectroscopy, and UV-Vis absorption.

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  • Application of laser resonance Raman scattering for oxyform analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • Defined stoichiometric criteria: Cu/ligand ratio of 2 for O2/CO binding, and n=2 for redox titrations.
    • Established physical/chemical criteria: diminished paramagnetism, EPR spectral changes, characteristic absorption bands, and peroxidic dioxygen signatures.
    • Identified enzymes with established, probable, and possible binuclear copper clusters.

    Conclusions:

    • Functional binuclear copper clusters can be reliably identified using a combination of stoichiometric and spectroscopic methods.
    • These criteria are essential for understanding the catalytic mechanisms of various copper-dependent enzymes.
    • Further research can confirm the presence and role of these clusters in enzymes like cytochrome oxidase and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase.