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Iron-sulfur proteins: spin-coupling model for three-iron clusters.

T A Kent, B H Huynh, E Münck

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    |November 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary

    Recent studies suggest three-iron clusters in ferredoxins and aconitase are single structures. Magnetic properties indicate three high-spin ferric ions coupled together, not a [2Fe-2S] cluster with a separate iron atom.

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    Biochemistry·2001

    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Biophysics
    • Inorganic Chemistry

    Background:

    • Ferredoxins and aconitase contain iron-sulfur clusters.
    • Previous studies suggested a [3Fe-3S] cluster type.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explain the magnetic properties of [3Fe-3S] clusters.
    • To model the interactions within these clusters.

    Main Methods:

    • Mössbauer spectroscopy
    • Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
    • Development of a magnetic model for three coupled ferric ions.

    Main Results:

    • Observed distinct magnetic hyperfine coupling constants for each iron site in [3Fe-3S] clusters.
    • A model of three high-spin ferric ions (S = 5/2) exchange-coupled to a system spin S = 1/2 successfully explained the magnetic properties.

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  • Intrinsic hyperfine interactions are similar to ferric rubredoxin, with variations due to spin coupling geometry.
  • Exchange coupling constants are similar, suggesting a single, covalently linked structure.

    • Conclusions:

    • The [3Fe-3S] cluster is a single, integrated unit.
    • The cluster is not a [2Fe-2S] cluster weakly coupled to a third iron atom.