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Mapeo de las etapas iniciales de una vía protectora que mejora la rotación catalítica por una monooxigenasa de
Jingming Zhao1, Ying Zhuo1, Daniel E Diaz2
1Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, U.K.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|September 9, 2023
Resumen
Las monooxigenasas líticas de polisacáridos dependientes del cobre (LPMOs) utilizan una vía protectora que involucra intermedios transitorios para evitar daños en el sitio activo durante la catálisis. Este mecanismo permite un aumento de la rotación de enzimas y la longevidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica
- Enzimología
- Química bioorgánica
Sus antecedentes:
- Las enzimas oxigenasa y peroxigenasa funcionalizan los enlaces C-H, pero corren el riesgo de dañar el sitio activo.
- Las enzimas deben prevenir el daño oxidativo de los residuos del sitio activo durante la rotación acoplada y no acoplada.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los mecanismos de protección en las monooxigenasas líticas de polisacáridos dependientes del cobre (LPMOs).
- Caracterizar los intermediarios transitorios implicados en la prevención del daño en el sitio activo.
Principales métodos:
- Espectroscopia de flujo detenido
- Mutagénesis dirigida
- Cálculos del TD-DFT
- Espectroscopia de absorción de rayos X de detección de fluorescencia de alta resolución de energía
- Espectroscopia de resonancia paramagnética de electrones
Principales resultados:
- Se identificó un intermediario Cu (II) - (radical histidilo) formado a partir del peróxido de hidrógeno o de los peróxidos ácidos.
- Reacción observada de este intermediario con la tirosina para formar un par de radicales Cu (II) -tirosilo.
- Restauración demostrada del sitio activo y reingreso en el ciclo catalítico.
Conclusiones:
- Los LPMOs poseen una vía de protección intrínseca contra el daño oxidativo.
- Esta vía involucra radicales intermedios transitorios que minimizan el daño a los residuos de histidina.
- El mecanismo de protección mejora la longevidad de la enzima y la eficiencia catalítica durante la rotación desacoplada.
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