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Substrate Trafficking And Dioxygen Activation in Bacterial Multicomponent Monooxygenases

Journal Article · · Accounts Chem. Res 40:466,2007
OSTI ID:953952
Non-heme carboxylate-bridged diiron centers in the hydroxylase components of the bacterial multicomponent monooxygenases process four substrates during catalysis: electrons, protons, dioxygen, and hydrocarbons. Understanding how protein-protein interactions mediate the transport of these substrates to the diiron center to achieve the selective oxidation of the hydrocarbon is a significant challenge. In this Account, we summarize our current knowledge of these processes with a focus on the methane monooxygenase system. We also describe recent results for the toluene/o-xylene monooxygenase and phenol hydroxylase systems from Pseudomonas sporium OX1. The observation in these latter systems of a diiron(III) oxygenated intermediate having different Moessbauer parameters from analogous species in other carboxylate-bridged diiron proteins is discussed. The results indicate that the ability of the protein framework to tune the reactivity of the diiron center at structurally similar active sites is substantially more complex than previously recognized.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
953952
Report Number(s):
SLAC-REPRINT-2009-440
Journal Information:
Accounts Chem. Res 40:466,2007, Journal Name: Accounts Chem. Res 40:466,2007 Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 40; ISSN 0001-4842; ISSN ACHRE4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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