Neidig, Michael L. and Wecksler, Aaron T. and Schenk, Gerhard and Holman, Theodore R. and Solomon, Edward I. (2007) Kinetic and Spectroscopic Studies of N694C Lipoxygenase: A Probe of the Substrate Activation Mechanism of a Nonheme Ferric Enzyme. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129. pp. 7531-7537. ISSN 0002-7863

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Abstract

Lipoxygenases (LOs) comprise a class of substrate activating mononuclear nonheme iron enzymes which catalyze the hydroperoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids. A commonly proposed mechanism for LO catalysis involves H-atom abstraction by an FeIII-OH- site, best described as a proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) process, followed by direct reaction of O2 with the resulting substrate radical to yield product. An alternative mechanism that has also been discussed involves the abstraction of a proton from the substrate by the FeIII-OH leading to a ó-organoiron intermediate, where the subsequent ó bond insertion of dioxygen into the C-Fe bond completes the reaction. H-atom abstraction is favored by a high E° of the FeII/FeIII couple and high pKa of water bound to the ferrous state, while an organoiron mechanism would be favored by a low E° (to keep the site oxidized) and a high pKa of water bound to the ferric state (to deprotonate the substrate). A first coordination sphere mutant of soybean LO (N694C) has been prepared and characterized by near-infrared circular dichroism (CD) and variable-temperature, variable-field (VTVH) magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopies (FeII site), as well as UV/vis absorption, UV/vis CD, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies (FeIII site). These studies suggest that N694C has a lowered E° of the FeII/FeIII couple and a raised pKa of water bound to the ferric site relative to wild type soybean lipoxygenase-1 (WT sLO-1) which would favor the organoiron mechanism. However, the observation in N694C of a significant deuterium isotope effect, anaerobic reduction of iron by substrate, and a substantial decrease in kcat (3000-fold) support H-atom abstraction as the relevant substrateactivation mechanism in sLO-1.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The definitive version of this article is available in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007, 129(24), pp.7531–7537. doi:10.1021/ja068503d. © 2007 American Chemical Society
Keywords:	Kinetic; Spectroscopic Studies; N694C Lipoxygenase; Substrate; Activation Mechanism; Nonheme Ferric Enzyme;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry
Item ID:	3712
Depositing User:	Gary Schenk
Date Deposited:	30 May 2012 15:49
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://portal.acs.org
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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