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Single-Cu-containing galactose oxidase in the GOasesemi state (CuII, no Tyr radical) reacts with pulse radiolysis generated formate radicals CO2.- to give an intermediate UV-vis spectrum assigned as RSSR.-, peak at 450 nm (ε = 8100 M-1 cm-1). From a detailed kinetic analysis at 450 nm, pH 7.0, the following steps have been identified. First the strongly reducing CO2.- (-1.9V) reduces GOasesemi (k0 ≥ 6.5 × 108 M-1 s-1) to a species GOasesemi.- This is followed by biphasic reactions (i) GOasesemi.- + GOasesemi (k1 = 1.6 × 107 M-1 s-1) to give GOasesemi + P.- and (ii) P.- + GOasesemi (k2 = 6.7 × 106 M-1 s-1) to give GOasesemiRSSR.-. There are no significant absorbance changes for the formation of GOasesemi.- and P.-, which are CuI (or related) species. However, GOasesemiRSSR.- has an absorption spectrum which differs significantly from that of GOasesemi. The 450 nm peak is characteristic of an RSSR.- radical with two cysteines in close sequence proximity and is here assigned to Cys515-Cys518, which is at the GOase surface and 10.2 Å from the Cu. On chemical modification of the RSSR group with HSPO32- to give RSSPO3H- and RS-, absorbance changes are ∼50% of those previously observed. The decay of RSSR.- (0.17 s-1) results in the formation of GOasered. No RSSR.- formation is observed in the reaction of GOasesemi Tyr495Phe with CO2.-, and a single process giving GOaseredTyr495Phe occurs. Similarly in the reaction of GOaseox with CO2.-, a single-stage reaction gives GOasesemi.
Author(s): Borman CD, Wright C, Twitchett MB, Salmon GA, Sykes AG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Inorganic Chemistry
Year: 2002
Volume: 41
Issue: 8
Pages: 2158-2163
ISSN (print): 0020-1669
ISSN (electronic): 1520-510X
Publisher: American Chemical Society
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic0109344
DOI: 10.1021/ic0109344
PubMed id: 11952369
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