一个接一个:在转换过程中观察到的小乳糖中分子内电子转移动力学
Ankur Gupta1, Thijs J Aartsma, Gerard W Canters
1Leiden Institute of Physics, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|January 31, 2014
概括
单分子酶学揭示了Streptomyces coelicolor laccase中的分子内电子转移 (ET) 速率. 这些速度,一次测量一个分子,比总体的酶周转率更快,表明它们不是限制速度的.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 酶动力学 酶动力学
- 生物物理化学 生物物理化学
背景情况:
- 单分子酶学提供了对酶机制的详细见解,特别是氧化还原酶中的分子内部电子转移 (ET).
- 内分子ET对于具有多个氧化还原活性位点的酶至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在单个分子水平上测量Streptomyces coelicolor小乳中铜中心之间的分子内ET率.
- 研究在酶循环过程中这些ET率的分布和特征.
主要方法:
- 利用单分子酶学实时监测分子内ET.
- 在室温和pH 7.4.4下测量了铜中心之间的前向和后向ET率.
主要成果:
- 内分子ET率 (前进和后退) 遵循日志正常分布,平均值分别为460s-1和85s-1.
- 激活能量被确定为347meV (前进) 和390meV (后退),分布在30meV左右.
- 减少T1位点的第二阶速率常数为2.9 × 104 M-1 s-1.1.
结论:
- 平均前进的分子内ET速率超过了酶的周转率,这表明它不是限制速率的步骤.
- 单分子测量比散装方法更详细地了解ET动态.
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