酶FeMo辅因子的间位原子:ENDOR和ESEEM表明它不是一个可交换的原子
Hong-In Lee1, Paul M C Benton, Mikhail Laryukhin
1Department of Chemistry Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea. leehi@knu.ac.kr
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 8, 2003
概括
这项研究调查了在酶活性部位上的神秘"X物种"是否在N2减少过程中交换原子. 结果显示没有交换,这表明X物种不是从N2衍生出来的.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 生物有机化学 生物有机化学
- 酶学 是一种酶学.
背景情况:
- 最近的一项研究确定了在Azotobacter vinelandii酶活性部位的未知电子密度",X物种".
- 位置和密度表明X物种可能是参与N2催化的一种原子.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定"物种X"是否是一个在催化过程中与N2交换的原子.
- 研究X物种在酶机制中的作用.
主要方法:
- 使用了N2的14N和15N同位素与电子核双共振 (ENDOR) 和电子自旋回声封膜调制 (ESEEM) 光谱仪.
- 在同位素标记下,在催化周转后检查了野生类型和变异的MoFe蛋白.
主要成果:
- 在ENDOR光谱中检测到五个峰值,表明除了以前已知的信号之外还有一两个额外的合.
- 在转换15N2.2后,没有发现现有信号的改变或消失,也没有发现新的15N信号.
结论:
- 如果"X物种"是一个原子,那么它在酶的催化降解过程中不会与N2交换.
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