酸酶的FeMo辅因子:密度功能研究状态M(N),M(OX),M(R和M(I) 的密度
1Department of Molecular Biology TPC-15, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. tlovell@scripps.edu
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 6, 2001
概括
该研究确定了Mo(4+) 6Fe(2+) Fe(3+) 氧化状态作为化酶FeMo辅因子最可能的静止状态. 这一发现得到了DFT计算的支持,澄清了辅因子的电子结构和固定的能量.
科学领域:
- 生物有机化学 生物有机化学
- 计算化学计算化学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 酶FeMo辅因子 (M(N)) 的静止状态具有模两可的金属离子价值值,有建议的Mo(4+) 6Fe(2+) Fe(3+) 和Mo(4+) 4Fe(2+) 3Fe(3+) 的状态.
- 了解FeMo辅因子的精确电子结构对于阐明固定机制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 用计算方法确定FeMo辅因子M(N) 静止状态的最准确的氧化状态.
- 为了解FeMo辅因子的能量学,光谱学和电子性质提供理论框架.
主要方法:
- 用自旋极化断对称 (BS) 密度函数理论 (DFT) 计算来研究不同的氧化状态和自旋对齐.
- 计算的金属高精度和Mössbauer异构体转移与实验数据进行了比较.
- 使用能量标准,包括与蛋白质和溶剂环境的相互作用,来评估拟议状态的稳定性.
主要成果:
- 确定Mo(4+) 6Fe(2+) Fe(3+) 氧化状态是FeMo辅因子最合理的静止状态.
- 最稳定的BS旋转状态涉及一个Mo3Fe集群 (S(a) =2) 与一个4Fe'集群 (S(b) =7/2) 反铁磁合.
- 这个模型与实验数据有很好的一致性,包括X射线结构,金属超细相互作用和Mössbauer同位素移位.
结论:
- 氧化状态Mo(4+) 6Fe(2+) Fe(3+) 为FeMo辅因子的M(N) 状态提供了一个强大的模型.
- 该研究提供了有关FeMo辅因子内的电子结构和自旋合的见解,这与酶活性有关.
- 开发的计算框架可以扩展到探索FeMo辅因子的其他氧化还原状态.
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