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Donación de hidrógeno pero no abstracción por tirosina (Y68) durante la instalación de endoperoxidos por la
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 24, 2019
Resumen
La oxigenasa fúngica FtmOx1 utiliza la transferencia directa de átomos de hidrógeno (HAT) para la endoperoxidación del verruculógeno. Un residuo clave de tirosina, Y68, actúa como donante de hidrógeno en el paso final, desafiando los modelos anteriores.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica
- Enzimología
- Química orgánica
Sus antecedentes:
- La transferencia de átomos de hidrógeno (HAT) del carbono a los intermediarios de hierro (IV) oxo es crucial en las reacciones enzimáticas.
- La prevención del rebote de oxígeno es esencial para reacciones distintas de la hidroxilación.
- Anteriormente se pensaba que FtmOx1, una oxigenasa fúngica, usaba Tyr 224 como un intermediario de HAT en la biosíntesis del verruculógeno.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para reinvestigar el mecanismo de la endoperoxidación del verruculógeno catalizado por FtmOx1.
- Identificar el residuo específico de tirosina implicado en el paso final de transferencia de átomos de hidrógeno.
- Proponer un modelo revisado para el acoplamiento complejo enzima-sustrato.
Principales métodos:
- Mutagénesis dirigida al sitio de FtmOx1, reemplazando los residuos de tirosina candidatos con fenilalanina.
- Análisis de los productos de reacción bajo diferentes concentraciones de oxígeno.
- Seguimiento espectroscópico de los radicales intermedios.
Principales resultados:
- Se produce una HAT directa de C21 al intermedio ferril, con un rebote competitivo de oxígeno.
- Las bajas concentraciones de oxígeno favorecen la hidroxilación, mientras que las concentraciones más altas favorecen la endoperoxidación.
- La mutagenesis identificó a Tyr 68 como el donante esencial de hidrógeno para el radical C26, no Tyr 224.
Conclusiones:
- El mecanismo implica HAT directo del C21 e identifica al Tyr 68 como el donante crítico de átomos de H en el paso final.
- Un nuevo modelo de acoplamiento coloca C21 cerca del cofactor de hierro y C26 cerca de Tyr 68.
- El ascorbato puede suprimir los radicales de tirosina transitorios sin inhibir la rotación de enzimas.
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