Reaction of nitric oxide with heme proteins and model compounds of hemoglobin
Rates for the reaction of nitric oxide with several ferric heme proteins and model compounds have been measured. The NO combination rates are markedly affected by the presence or absence of distal histidine. Elephant myoglobin in which the E7 distal histidine has been replaced by glutamine reacts with NO 500-1000 times faster than do the native hemoglobins or myoglobins. By contrast, there is not difference in the CO combination rate constants of sperm whale and elephant myoglobins. Studies on ferric model compounds for the R and T states of hemoglobin indicate that their NO combination rate constants are similar to those observed for the combination of CO with the corresponding ferro derivatives. The last observation suggests that the presence of an axial water molecule at the ligand binding site of ferric hemoglobin A prevents it from exhibiting significant cooperativity in its reactions with NO.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- OSTI ID:
- 5870710
- Journal Information:
- Biochemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Biochemistry; (United States) Vol. 26:13; ISSN BICHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AMIDES
AMINO ACIDS
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONFIGURATION INTERACTION
GLOBIN
GLUTAMINE
HEME
HEMOGLOBIN
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
NITRIC OXIDE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PIGMENTS
PORPHYRINS
PROTEINS
REACTION KINETICS
WATER